Así fueron las últimas horas de las monjas de Belorado antes de su desahucio | La Otra Actualidad

The podcast "La otra actualidad" (The Other News) dedicates a special episode to the case of the nuns (now ex-nuns) of Belorado, a group of Poor Clares who broke with the Roman Catholic Church in May 2024, leading to their excommunication for schism and a lengthy legal and religious conflict over the ownership of the monasteries. The program, featuring David González and references to their spokesperson Francisco Canals, recounts how in the early hours of March 12, 2026 (at 2:35 or 2:46 a.m., according to various sources), the former nuns voluntarily left the Santa Clara Monastery in Belorado (Burgos) in a van, taking personal belongings and dismantling much of the premises, hours before the eviction ordered by the Briviesca Court was to be carried out. Images and videos provided by their media outlet are shown, including farewell messages, a symbolic final mass, and an allegorical closing ceremony, as they experience it as a test of faith in their "adventure" against Rome. The convent was placed in the hands of the Archdiocese of Burgos (under the pontifical commissioner), with police and judicial authorities present to take possession, although the building is described as dilapidated and empty. The former nuns temporarily dispersed: some in Orduña (Vizcaya, awaiting another possible eviction) and others in La Puebla de Montalbán (Toledo), in a family home, maintaining their spiritual unity but without legal recognition. The narrative blends irony and farcical elements, highlighting the financial aspect behind the real estate dispute, the internal divisions (some returned to the community while others left), and anticipates that the case will continue with possible future events, like a classical tragedy or farce, while the outcome in Orduña and Derio remains pending (the latter avoided due to alleged demonic presence).