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Bishop to Rome’s March for Life: Confront the culture of death with sound reason
On the eve of the march, Cardinal Raymond Burke presided over Eucharistic adoration. Read more
Vatican imposes penalties on retired Polish bishop after ‘Vos estis’ probe
Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy led the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec from 1992 to 2013. Read more
Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne archdiocese
Apostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials. Read more
Poland marks 40 years since death of Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland’s “Primate of the Millennium” died on May 28, 1981. Read more
Italian cardinal: Our synodal journey will not be like Germany’s
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti said: “I believe that the basic problems of our people are quite different.” Read more
Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
A bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics. Read more
Bosnian cardinal: Synodal Way’s ‘exotic ideas’ alien to a Church that survived communism
Cardinal Vinko Puljić said: “We cannot understand a Church in which sacrifice is a foreign word.” Read more
Swiss Catholic bishop appoints lay people in place of episcopal vicars
Bishop Charles Morerod has chosen two lay people and a deacon as his “lay representatives.” Read more
Cardinal says intercommunion not an issue in Hungary ahead of International Eucharistic Congress
Cardinal Péter Erdő is hosting the congress in Budapest on Sept. 5-12. Read more
‘We are delighted to have him back’: Carlo Acutis relics arrive in London
A relic was given to the church where the future blessed was baptized in 1991. Read more
Theft of Mary Queen of Scots’ rosary a ‘tragic loss’ for Catholic history
Thieves stole the rosary and other items worth more than $1.4 million from Arundel Castle in southern England. Read more
Cardinal: Renewal of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre goes deeper than swords
The order’s swearing-in rite will no longer feature a sword. Cardinal Fernando Filoni explains why. Read more
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Legal assisted suicide bill would mean killing, not caring, UK bishop warns
A true culture of caring protects the sick, the vulnerable, and the elderly, said one English Catholic bishop in response... Read more
Bishops offer prayers for 14 victims of cable car accident in Italy
Fourteen people died in a cable car crash in northern Italy Sunday after the cable carrying the passengers up a... Read more
In England and Wales, Catholic Church names former prosecutor to lead child protection efforts
Nazir Afzal, a prestigious Muslim barrister with a history of prosecuting gangs engaged in sexual abuse and grooming, is the... Read more
Cardinal blesses new studio of EWTN affiliate in Croatia
Cardinal Josip Bozanić praised Laudato TV for reaching a new milestone. Read more
As UK lawmakers revisit assisted suicide, palliative care prof says ‘aid in dying’ advocacy misleads
A peer in the House of Lords has put forward a proposal to revisit the legalization of assisted suicide in... Read more
German Catholic bishops’ leader: ‘Synodal Way’ and Rome synod have ‘common goal’
Bishop Georg Bätzing welcomed the new global “process” for the synod on synodality. Read more
German Catholic, Protestant leaders share communion at ecumenical event
The gathering took place amid a controversy about intercommunion that drew the Vatican’s attention. Read more
Christians in Northern Ireland concerned about push for vague 'conversion therapy' ban
After Northern Ireland lawmakers passed a resolution to develop a ban on “conversion therapy” regarding sexual orientation and gender identity,... Read more
