Europe News
Swiss bishops: Same-sex marriage proposal 'fraught with difficulties'
The Catholic bishops of Switzerland are voicing opposition to a legal measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in the country,... Read more
Assisi in Advent: illuminated frescoes and a nurse in a nativity scene
Assisi unveiled a nativity scene Tuesday made of 50 figurines of shepherds, angels, and barn animals with a new addition... Read more
Church in Belarus calls for prayers after police detain Catholic priests
The Church in Belarus appealed for prayers Tuesday after police detained two Catholic priests. Read more
Construction crane knocks head and torso off Catholic cathedral’s statue of St. Paul
A construction crane knocked the head and torso off a statue of St. Paul atop Liège Cathedral in Belgium Monday. Read more
Polish archbishop responds to ‘unprecedented attacks’ on St. John Paul II after McCarrick Report
St. John Paul II’s “highest priority” was combating clerical abuse and protecting young people, a Catholic archbishop said Monday in... Read more
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Immaculate Conception statue in rain-drenched Rome
Pope Francis made a surprise visit Tuesday morning to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna. Read more
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast
The metropolitan archbishop of Minsk has asked all churches in Belarus to pray an act of consecration of Belarus to... Read more
Belgian Catholics organize legal challenge to public Mass ban
Catholics in Belgium are seeking to take legal action against the government after it decreed that public Masses will remain... Read more
EWTN Spain to launch on Feast of the Immaculate Conception
A new EWTN channel in Spain will begin broadcasting television programs Dec. 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Read more
Report: Two-child limit on UK tax benefits pushes some women to abortion
Nine months after UK Catholic leaders called for the abolition of a two-child limit on tax credits and other benefits... Read more
English bishops say AstraZeneca’s vaccine may be received without sin
A coronavirus vaccine developed from cell-lines originating from the cells of an unborn child who was aborted in 1983 can... Read more
Swiss court suspends public worship ban in Geneva
A court suspended Thursday a ban on public worship in the Swiss canton of Geneva. Read more
Effort to buy and preserve Tolkien house in Oxford
Actors from the films trilogies the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” have backed a campaign to turn the... Read more
Vatican archbishop expresses ‘grave concern’ at rise in attacks on believers at prayer
A Vatican archbishop expressed “grave concern” Thursday at the rise in attacks on believers praying in places of worship. Read more
USAID gives $900,000 to feed the hungry in Italy amid pandemic
The United States’ international aid agency has given a $900,000 grant to a Catholic group to provide food to people... Read more
Notre-Dame choir to return to fire-damaged cathedral for Christmas concert
Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast... Read more
Former Vatican court president Giuseppe Dalla Torre dies at 77
Giuseppe Dalla Torre, a jurist who retired last year after more than 20 years as president of the Vatican City... Read more
Catholic bishops welcome ‘realistic’ new measures for public Masses in France
Bishops in France have welcomed new government measures that will allow more people to attend public Masses during Advent. Read more
Polish Catholic leader to European Parliament: There can be no compromise on the right to life
A Catholic archbishop spoke out Wednesday after the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Poland’s pro-life laws. Read more
Pope Francis’ ambulance brings free flu shots and coronavirus tests to the homeless
Pope Francis’ charity brought free flu vaccines and coronavirus tests to homeless people living in a town outside Rome on... Read more
