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Woman with Down syndrome aims to change UK abortion laws
A 24-year-old British woman with Down syndrome has launched a lawsuit against the UK government, seeking to change British laws... Read more
Belgian PM condemns anti-Semitic floats in historic parade
For the second consecutive year, organizers of the Aalst Carnival included numerous apparetnly anti-Semitic caricatures and floats in the annual... Read more
Dioceses in northern Italy suspend Mass during coronavirus outbreak
Several Catholic dioceses in northern Italy have suspended Mass and other activities this week to help contain the spread of... Read more
L’Arche reports sexual misconduct by founder Jean Vanier
L’Arche International published the results Saturday of an independent investigation detailing sexual misconduct by its founder Jean Vanier with six... Read more
Parts of Notre-Dame plaza, crypt expected to reopen this spring
French officials are hopeful that parts of the plaza of Notre-Dame de Paris, as well as the church’s crypt, will... Read more
Argentine clergy abuse victims in Rome, one year after Vatican summit
One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which... Read more
Doctors, bishops oppose decriminalization of euthanasia in Portugal
Lawmakers in Portugal debated five pieces of legislation Thursday to decriminalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, and doctors in the country... Read more
UK health service clarifies policy to deny care to 'homophobic' patients
Britain’s National Health Service has clarified a new policy that will allow patients found to be homophoic, racist, and sexist... Read more
Court evidence suggests abuse cover-up by high ranking Legionaries of Christ
Evidence to be presented in a upcoming criminal trial suggests an elaborate cover-up of sexual abuse allegations against a former... Read more
First Mass since Reformation to be held in Swiss cathedral
Mass will be said in the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève on Feb. 29, in a decision announced by the... Read more
Vatican, Chinese diplomats discuss deal on bishop appointments
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, met Friday with Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign... Read more
Francis 'would be disappointed' by focus on priestly ordination of married men
The Archbishop of Armagh said Thursday that the pope's apostolic exhortation on the Amazon was foremost a call to preserve... Read more
Spain moves forward on euthanasia bill
After Spain’s socialist party tried and failed twice last year to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, the lower house of... Read more
‘A lack of courage’: Germans divided over Pope Francis’ Amazonian exhortation
German Church leaders have offered markedly distinct responses to Querida Amazonia, the apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region released by... Read more
Cardinal Marx will not seek re-election as head of German bishops' conference
Cardinal Reinhard Marx has notified German bishops that he will not stand to be elected to a second term as... Read more
Knights of Columbus celebrate 100 years of charity in Rome
A group of the Knights of Columbus are on pilgrimage in Rome to celebrate 100 years of their charitable presence... Read more
Newman relic reported stolen from Birmingham Oratory
A first-class relic of St. John Henry Newman was stolen from the Birmingham Oratory sometime in late January, the Oratory... Read more
Polish bishops call for John Paul II to be named co-patron of Europe
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, head of the Polish Episcopal Conference, is calling for St. John Paul II to be declared a... Read more
German court reverses school's niqab ban
A court in Germany overturned Monday a school’s ban on niqabs, ruling that Hamburg law does not allow educational authorities... Read more
Italian police issue warrants for former religious group members accused of abuse
Civil authorities in Tuscany have issued warrants against nine people accused of sexual abuse; they are the founder and former... Read more
