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Deacon ordained in Spanish diocese after a decade of no ordinations
After 10 years without an ordination, the Diocese of Segovia in Spain celebrated the diaconal ordination of Álvaro Marín, a... Read more
Controversy continues over Scotland's hate crime bill
Amid a contentious debate in Scotland over a proposed hate crimes law, which the Catholic bishops of the country oppose,... Read more
Italian cardinal tests positive for COVID-19
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, the president of the Italian bishops’ conference, has tested positive for COVID-19. Read more
Nice basilica terrorist attack: Who were the victims?
Bells tolled in Catholic parishes across France in memory of the three people killed in a knife attack at the... Read more
French Catholic bishops ask churches to toll bells in memory of three killed in basilica attack
The French bishops asked churches across the country to toll their bells Thursday in memory of three people killed at... Read more
Cardinal Sarah says West must wake up to threat of Islamism after three killed at French Catholic church
Vatican Cardinal Robert Sarah said Thursday that the West must wake up to the threat of Islamism after three people... Read more
Three dead in terrorist attack at French basilica
An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in Nice and wounded others, police in the... Read more
Bishops call for peaceful dialogue amid protests of Poland abortion ruling
The Polish bishops on Wednesday emphasized the protection of life and the importance of social peace, as critics of a... Read more
Catholic bishop laments deaths of children after migrant boat sinks in English Channel
A Catholic bishop expressed sorrow Wednesday after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel, killing four members of a... Read more
Paris’ Sacre-Coeur Basilica to be classified as a protected historic monument
Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris is expected to receive classification as a protected historic monument by France’s Minister of Culture. Read more
Polish Catholics urged to pray and fast after protesters disrupt Masses over abortion ruling
An archbishop urged Polish Catholics to pray and fast Tuesday after protesters disrupted Masses in the wake of a landmark... Read more
The martyrs buried at the Valley of the Fallen
The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental complex near Madrid which includes an abbey and basilica, and which honors... Read more
Vatican to discuss parish instructions with German bishops, not Synodal Way committee
The Vatican has told the German Bishops’ Conference that a forthcoming meeting in Rome to discuss Germans’ concerns about the... Read more
Polish archbishop speaks out as protesters disrupt Masses after abortion ruling
The president of Poland’s bishops’ conference has urged critics of a landmark abortion ruling to express their opposition “in a... Read more
Benedict XVI distances himself from embattled Catholic community
Benedict XVI has distanced himself from a Catholic community with which he had maintained close ties for decades. Read more
Former spiritual director of 'Medjugorje visionaries' excommunicated
A laicized priest who had been the spiritual director to six people who said they experienced visions of the Blessed... Read more
Munich archdiocese: Church tax income rises as record numbers depart
The German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising announced Friday that it received 665 million euros in income from the church tax last... Read more
Polish president Duda welcomes landmark abortion ruling
Polish president Andrzej Duda welcomed a landmark court ruling on abortion Friday. Read more
Catholic educators 'united in solidarity' after France teacher attack
The president of the French bishops’ council for Catholic education expressed solidarity with the country’s school community following the beheading... Read more
‘The Holy Land changed my life:’ Archbishop Pizzaballa on 30 years in Jerusalem
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa has concluded his four-year mandate as apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Read more
