In the first five months of 2024, 18,000 migrants arrived on the Canary Islands' coasts. Leaders of churches say solidarity is needed between regions in Spain.

The United Bible Societies statistics show that the upward trend of last year continued. Most Bibles were distributed in Spanish and English.

The United Bible Societies reported that there has been an increase of 5.5%.although distribution challenges “are still high”, due to the pandemic.

A quarter of the Bibles distributed were in a digital format. Most downloaded scriptures were in Spanish and Portuguese.