Europe News
Number of Catholics in Saudi Arabia have quadrupled since 1974
Jose Luis Orella, professor of history and thought at St. Paul’s University in Madrid, said this week the number of... Read more
Controversial “politically correct” version of the Bible published in Germany
A group of 52 biblical “specialists” have released a new version of the Bible in which inclusive language and “political... Read more
Implementation of new education law in Spain will leave thousands of religion teachers out of work
According to the Spanish daily, “La Razon,” one-third of the four thousand teachers that teach religion in public schools could... Read more
Iraqi archbishop opposes US rescue bid for Christians
An Iraqi bishop has criticized the United States bishops’ proposal to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which calls on... Read more
Focolares foundress hospitalized in Rome
The press office of the Focolores Movement announced on Tuesday that its foundress, Chiara Lubich, has been hospitalized in the... Read more
Pope’s visit to Turkey is primarily ecumenical, says Cardinal Poupard
The President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Cardinal Paul Poupard, said this week in Assisi that the primary... Read more
Archbishop calls for new ways of witnessing to the love of God for those in need
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia has called on the faithful to develop “new ways and methods” of making the love... Read more
Government trying to play God with proposed medical research law, Bishop warns
Bishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Huesca warned the Spanish government this week that its proposed law on medical research seeks... Read more
British doctors recommend euthanasia for disabled newborns
A leading medical association in England has suggested that doctors euthanize newborns who have severe brain damage or major physical... Read more
Hunger and malnutrition unacceptable in the modern age, Vatican says
Addressing The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States,... Read more
Nazi concentration camp unveils monument to Catholic priests killed in Holocaust
A new stone sculpture was unveiled in Germany this weekend to commemorate the many Catholic priests and monks killed in... Read more
Bishops of Poland recall that the life should be defended irrespective of religious creeds
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Poland, Bishop Josef Michalik, has sent a letter to the leader of the... Read more
Muslim boom in France: more mosques, fewer churches
In the last thirty years more mosques and Muslim prayer centers have been built in France than Catholic churches in... Read more
Belgian conference encourages the New Evangelization in European cities
Thousands of participants of all ages came from Belgium, Europe, and beyond to gather last week for the “Brussels All... Read more
Relativism and the collapse of ethics are enemies for a tolerant society, affirms Cardinal Cañizares
"One of the strongest and most difficult enemies of a tolerant society and for a culture of coexistence is the... Read more
Archbishop, young man attribute miracle to John Paul II
A young Italian man cured of lung cancer has attributed his full recovery to the miraculous intervention of the late... Read more
Immigration of Christians to some Arab countries on the rise
While the population of Christians in some Middle Eastern countries, such as Lebanon, is dropping at a dramatic rate, a... Read more
Fundamental questions of mankind unanswerable without God, Pope says at Gregorian University
Pope Benedict XVI spoke this morning at the Pontifical Gregorian University, which was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola and... Read more
Holy See approves next phase of canonization process for 36 Spanish martyrs
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the diocesan phase of the cause of canonization of 36 Franciscan... Read more
Turkey denies “snubbing” Pope after announcing prime minister will not meet Benedict
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will no longer be available to meet with Pope Benedict XVI when the pontiff... Read more
