Europe News
Afghan Christian convert flees to Italy
Italy has granted asylum to a Christian who faced the death penalty in his native country of Afghanistan for having... Read more
Last days of John Paul II were serene, says former secretary
The archbishop of Krakow and former personal secretary of Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, said Wednesday in Rome... Read more
100,000 pilgrims expected for events honoring John Paul II
On April 2 an estimated 100,000 people from around the world are expected to participate in events honoring John Paul... Read more
Recent polls show Catholic Church is strong in France and Germany
Recent polls in two European countries now show that the Church is growing as a powerful social institution. In France,... Read more
A step closer to Sainthood? Another John Paul II miracle reported in United States
Father Slawomir Oder, the Vatican official overseeing the cause for the canonization of Pope John Paul II, announced this week... Read more
Archbishop says government officials who support abortion are negligent in their duties
In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez Plaza of Valladolid, Spain, has denounced Spanish governmental officials who support abortion,... Read more
Mobile faith: Church in Scotland launches text message service
The Catholic Church in Scotland has launched a new text message service, which will include Church news and requests to... Read more
Vatican announces conditions for establishing official relations with China
In an interview with Hong Kong’s I-Cable TV, the Vatican’s Secretary for Foreign Relations, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, said that, with... Read more
Italian police investigate weeping Madonna
Police are investigating the case of a statue of the Virgin Mary, which reportedly wept tears of blood last week.... Read more
New Zealand Catholics outraged by South Park episode
The Catholic Church in New Zealand is lodging an official complaint with the country’s Broadcasting Standards Authority after a television... Read more
Archbishop says families are ‘the poor of today’, deserve greater charity
In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said greater charity must be shown to those families... Read more
Multi-lingual rosary to be offered in memory of John Paul II
Hundreds of Catholics are expected to gather at the Shrine of Schönstatt in Germany on April 2nd--the one-year anniversary of... Read more
German Church announces theme for papal visit to Bavaria: “He who believes is never alone”
As part of the preparations for the Pope’s upcoming visit to Bavaria in September, the bishops of the three dioceses... Read more
Opus Dei launches new website in 22 languages
The Catholic apostolate, Opus Dei has recently launched a new website in 22 languages offering a variety of information about... Read more
Poles prepare for first anniversary of JP II’s death
Catholics across Poland are preparing to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II with public... Read more
Cardinal Ruini calls on Italian politicians to reject homosexual unions
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Italy, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, called on political candidates this week to defend life... Read more
Jesuits in Spain distance themselves from controversial moral theologian
In response to controversial statements on sexual morality, bioethics and official Church teaching by Jesuit theologian Father Juan Masia, the... Read more
German Church catches World Cup fever
As sports fans around the world gear up for this year’s World Cup soccer tournament, which will take place around... Read more
Redemption key idea in John Paul II’s thought, says Pope Benedict
In the written introduction for the new edition of John Paul II’s, “Memory and Identity,” Pope Benedict XVI notes that... Read more
Challenge of secularism demands priests be holy, says Spanish bishop
In a letter marking Seminary Day in Spain, which was celebrated on March 19, Archbishop Francisco Martinez Fernandez of Granada... Read more
