Europe News
‘We need time,’ Synod on Synodality organizers tell German-language media
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg and Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech made their remarks in the wake of the recent European... Read more
Portugal report details decades of sexual abuse by priests and others within the Catholic Church
Only 25 complaints have been referred to authorities for prosecution because the statute of limitations has expired or the victims... Read more
Spanish bishop proclaims the right to life doesn’t come from the ballot box or a court
“There are human beings who do not have human rights. It’s the obvious conclusion,” said Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of... Read more
60 years after his miraculous healing, he still returns to Lourdes
In April 1962, a 23-year-old Italian soldier named Vittorio Micheli was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his left hip. Read more
Ukrainian Catholic leader says focus is on providing help and hope, one year into the war
“It’s a miracle we are still alive,” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told reporters at a Feb. 8 news conference organized... Read more
Church of England votes to bless same-sex couples
The Church of England’s governing body has voted to bless same-sex couples while leaving unchanged the definition of marriage as... Read more
European Catholics debate final outcome of Synod on Synodality assembly in Prague
European Catholics debated Thursday the contents of a final document that will influence the discussions of the Synod of Bishops... Read more
Cardinal Grech at European assembly: ‘The synod is not there to destroy Catholic identity’
In a homily in Prague Feb. 9, Grech noted that some have wrongly understood the synod as “a battle of... Read more
Germany’s Synodal Way leaders push women’s ordination during European bishops’ synodal assembly
Irme Stetter-Karp, the president of the lay Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), addressed delegates in the meeting in Prague... Read more
Synod on Synodality: Europe’s Continental Assembly in Prague discusses tensions in the Church
Two hundred delegates are meeting this week in the capital of the Czech Republic for the last stage of regional... Read more
European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unions
Three couples claimed Russia’s failure to recognize their request for homosexual marriages violated the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Read more
Charges dropped, for now, against woman arrested for praying silently outside UK abortion clinic
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says the charges still could be revived, leaving her in an ambitious legal situation. Read more
Television station rediscovers lost interview with priest who developed Big Bang theory
In the 20-minute video Father Georges Lemaitre, considered the father of the Big Bang theory, explains what the origin of... Read more
New report details abuses of L’Arche founder
The late Jean Vanier sexually abused at least 25 women, according to a new investigative report commissioned by L’Arche International. Read more
Spanish bishop: Reference to UN’s Agenda 2030 on World Youth Day website was ‘a mistake’
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, José Ignacio Munilla, called the reference to the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 on the... Read more
Spanish bishops lament low participation in Synod on Synodality, especially by young people
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has presented the Synthesis for the European Continental Stage of the Synod on Synodality. Read more
German bishops’ president rebukes Pope Francis for criticism of Synodal Way
Bishop Georg Bätzing says the Germans have “fundamentally different views of synodality” than Rome. Read more
Nuncio in Spain explains the Holy See’s position on the UN’s Agenda 2030
Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza detailed how the Holy See participated “very intensely” in the preliminary discussions held for the preparation... Read more
Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas unveiled for 700th anniversary of his canonization
The skull of St. Thomas Aquinas has arrived at the Dominican Convent of Toulouse, France, and placed in a new... Read more
Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence
The National Court in Spain has initiated the investigation in Wednesday’s incidents as a suspected jihadist terror attack. Read more
