Europe News
Church leaders pray for peace following stabbings in Birmingham, England
Catholic and Anglican leaders in Birmingham, England, said they were praying for peace Monday after an attack that left one... Read more
Cardinal Jaworski, friend of St. John Paul II, dies at age 94
A cardinal who was close to St. John Paul II died Saturday, two weeks after his 94th birthday. Read more
Only 18 babies with Down syndrome born in Denmark in 2019
Only 18 children with Down syndrome were born in Denmark in 2019, the lowest number on record in the Scandinavian... Read more
English bishop prays for canonization of Manchester nun Elizabeth Prout
An English bishop has encouraged Catholics to pray for the canonization of Mother Elizabeth Prout - a 19th-century religious sister... Read more
Scotland's Hate Crime Bill garners large consultation
Nearly 2,000 submissions have been made to the Scottish Parliament in the course of a 12-week public consultation on a... Read more
Cardinal: Pandemic may have accelerated secularization of Europe by 10 years
A cardinal has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic may have accelerated the secularization of Europe by 10 years. Read more
Europe’s Catholic bishops back archbishop blocked from returning to Belarus
Catholic bishops across Europe have expressed support for an archbishop who was refused entry to his homeland of Belarus. Read more
German Catholic bishop criticizes ‘Synodal Way’ draft text on role of women
A Catholic bishop has sharply criticized a text produced by the German Church’s “Synodal Way” forum on the role of... Read more
Belarusian bishops appeal for blocked archbishop’s safe return
The Catholic bishops of Belarus are calling for prayers that one of their archbishops, who was blocked from re-entering the... Read more
Polish bishops clarify call for counseling centers in ‘LGBT+’ document
A Polish bishop dismissed Wednesday suggestions that the country’s bishops want to force people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,... Read more
Belarusian archbishop surprised to be barred from his homeland
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, who has been blocked from returning to Belarus, said Tuesday that he was “very much... Read more
UK eyes making at-home medical abortion permissions permanent
A temporary measure allowing UK women up to 10 weeks pregnant to take both abortion pills at home following a... Read more
Abbot: monks are leaving historic Benedictine abbey in ‘very positive spirit’
An English Benedictine community’s decision to leave their home for the past two centuries will allow members to focus on... Read more
Catholic archbishop blocked at Belarus border calls for prayers
A Catholic archbishop appealed for prayers Tuesday, a day after he was blocked from entering Belarus by border guards. Read more
Cardinal Dziwisz: heed St. John Paul II’s appeal for peace on World War II anniversary
The world needs once again to hear St. John Paul II’s appeal for an end to war, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz... Read more
Weeping Madonna of Syracuse commemorated in Sicily
In an August 29 Mass offered by Archbishop Salvatore Pappalardo, the archdiocese of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily... Read more
Polish bishops concerned by rise in acts of desecration
Poland’s bishops expressed concern Saturday about a rise in acts of desecration. Read more
Border guards stop Catholic archbishop from returning to Belarus
Border guards blocked a Catholic archbishop from returning to Belarus Monday. Read more
Priest punched during Sunday Mass in Berlin
An unknown assailant punched a priest during Sunday Mass in Berlin, Germany. Read more
Chalice shot by ISIS militants to be displayed in Spanish churches
As part of an effort to remember and pray for persecuted Christians, several churches in the Diocese of Málaga, Spain... Read more
