The Pope in Barcelona: Catalan language and visibility in the spotlight

This article was produced within the MIDAS Training Programme. In June 2026, Linda Koleszárová, a journalist at the Slovak Hungarian-language daily Új Szó, spent a week at the editorial office of the Catalan-language newspaper VilaWeb in Barcelona. During her stay, she explored different aspects of Catalan language, culture and identity.

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Eurac Research Blogs
Published
2026-06-29
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57708/bgkszekrptw2os5ptt1sl6w
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Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
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The Pope in Barcelona: Catalan language and visibility in the spotlight

Linda Koleszárová
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The Pope in Barcelona: Catalan language and visibility in the spotlight

Linda Koleszárová
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Abstract

This article was produced within the MIDAS Training Programme. In June 2026, Linda Koleszárová, a journalist at the Slovak Hungarian-language daily Új Szó, spent a week at the editorial office of the Catalan-language newspaper VilaWeb in Barcelona. During her stay, she explored different aspects of Catalan language, culture and identity.

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