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Irish moves to ban LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ will help silence religion, critics warn
Legitimate religious practice could fall under a too-broad ban on “conversion therapy” backed by LGBT activists in Ireland and Northern... Read more
German bishop confronts theologian for claiming Catholics against 'gender equality' are racist
A German professor of theology and advocate for the ordination of women to the priesthood has come under criticism for... Read more
Belarus bishop offers Mass for Chernobyl victims on 35th anniversary of nuclear disaster
“It was the largest man-made disaster in human history. We feel its effects today,” Archbishop Kondrusiewicz said. Read more
Priest with cancer dies 23 days after his hospital room ordination
“His altar was the [hospital] bed, where he was able to unite his sufferings to those of Christ." Read more
Bishop describes 'troubling disagreement' between Spanish episcopate, government
Spain’s bishops have a “troubling disagreement” with the country’s coalition government, led by socialists, which aims at restricting freedom of... Read more
Catholic bishops urge parishes in England and Wales to reach out to ‘COVID curious’
The bishops say that a new group of people has discovered the Church via the internet amid the pandemic. Read more
Cardinal Wyszynski, Poland’s ‘Primate of the Millennium,’ to be beatified in September
The beatification ceremony will be held in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on Sept. 12 Read more
Construction of Marian tower on Sagrada Familia begins
Work began Tuesday on the completion of the spire atop the Virgin Mary’s tower of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and... Read more
Cardinal Bo and Cardinal Sarah among speakers at Budapest International Eucharistic Congress
The International Eucharistic Congress will take place in the Hungarian capital Sept. 5-12. Read more
‘This is about freedom’: EWTN Poland’s director thanks Catholics for helping to unblock YouTube channel
The director of EWTN Poland has thanked Catholics worldwide for helping to persuade YouTube to unblock its channel Read more
St. John Paul II bust vandalized outside Polish Catholic church in Paris
An unidentified perpetrator poured red paint over the sculpture of the pope who was canonized in 2014. Read more
Catholic charity: Migrant arrivals by sea tripled in Italy in 2020
More than 34,000 migrants arrived by sea in 2020, up from 11,000 the previous year Read more
Spanish bishop calls government sex ed guides ‘aggressive and crude’
A Spanish bishop has decried as “aggressive and crude” the six sex education guides being promoted by the socialist government... Read more
Report: Vatican considering sale of London property at heart of financial scandal
Vatican sources reportedly say that the property is valued at about $369.1 million Read more
All-Ireland Primate to health minister: priests’ pastoral work should be deemed essential, not criminalized
Archbishop Eamon Martin made the comment in a meeting with Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly Read more
Africa seeing ‘dramatic increase in jihadist groups,’ says global religious freedom report
Aid to the Church in Need says groups have spread ‘within an alarmingly short timeframe’ Read more
Bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to blessings of same-sex couples in Germany
In response to a planned day of blessings for same-sex partners in Germany, the Bishop of San Sebastián on Wednesday... Read more
Polish Catholic bishop: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary is ‘an appeal to love one’s neighbor’
The uprising -- the largest single Jewish revolt of World War II -- was launched 78 years ago Read more
Major Archbishop: Ukrainians living in ‘psychological terror’ as Russian troops gather at border
‘On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I ask you to pray for peace,’ says Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church leader Read more
All-Ireland Primate criticizes ‘draconian’ new regulations on public worship
A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on public worship “in a clandestine... Read more
