Europe News
N Ireland bishops denounce 'undemocratic' attempt to expand abortion
Bishops in Northern Ireland have spoken out against amendments to a bill in the British parliament that would liberalize abortion... Read more
Catholic foster child can attend Protestant school, Irish judge rules
A judge in Ireland has decided that a Catholic girl in foster care can attend a Protestant Church of Ireland... Read more
'The situation is dramatic': on the papal letter to Catholics in Germany
Monsignor Michael Fuchs, vicar general of the Diocese of Regensburg, has published a reflection on the letter Pope Francis has... Read more
Doctors to remove nutrition from disabled Frenchman
Doctors have said they will begin to remove intravenous feeding tubes from Vincent Lambert, though his parents have asked international... Read more
German homeschooling family granted custody while awaiting appeal
A court in Germany has ruled that a homeschooling Christian couple may retain custody of their children as they await... Read more
Polish IKEA fires employee for Biblical opposition to pride event
An Ikea worker in Poland has filed a lawsuit after being fired last week for posting Bible verses opposing homosexual... Read more
Burkini dispute shuts down public pools in one French town
Reviving a three-year old debate over what constitutes appropriate swimwear for women at the beach, a French city shut down... Read more
French court orders severely disabled man be disconnected from food, water
The highest civil court in France has ordered that food and water may be removed from a severely disabled man,... Read more
Spanish bishops offer collaboration with attorney general in abuse investigation
The spokesman for the Spanish bishops' conference has expressed the desire of the Church in Spain to collaborate with the... Read more
The European Union and religious liberty: progress or indifference?
Despite European Union guidelines and the work of a special envoy for religious freedom and belief, the state of religious... Read more
Global Rosary Relay aims at 1 billion Hail Marys for priests
The Global Rosary Relay aims to have 1 billion Hail Marys said for the sanctification of priests June 28, the... Read more
No evidence that Notre-Dame fire was intentional, investigators say
An initial investigation into the devastating fire that consumed much of Notre-Dame cathedral in April has found no signs of... Read more
France’s mandatory teen service program draws serious religious freedom concerns
France’s soon-to-be mandatory Universal National Service program for teens has drawn serious religious freedom concerns, with critics noting that the... Read more
After forced abortion threat, disability advocate says support is key to fight eugenics
In the face of an increasingly ‘eugenic’ mentality toward people with disabilities in Europe -- exemplified in the recent overturned... Read more
'Near twin' of Notre Dame clock found in storage
A clock nearly identical to the one destroyed in the fire at Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris has been found in... Read more
Cardinal Burke corrects LifeSiteNews: 'I have never worked with Steve Bannon'
In a statement today, Cardinal Raymond Burke issued a correction to a now-removed LifeSiteNews article, which claimed that Burke was... Read more
Doctors promised disabled woman 'new doll' after planned forced abortion
Lawyers told the appeal court Monday that doctors had prepared the woman for an enforced late-term abortion by promising her... Read more
Forced abortion decision overturned on appeal, according to reports
Thousands of people have signed a petition urging U.K. Health and Social Care Secretary Matthew Hancock to stop a forced... Read more
Abortion, LGBT activists disrupt Vatican women footballers' debut
The international debut of the Vatican women's football team, which was scheduled to play in a friendly against the Vienna... Read more
Tribunal says China uses coercion in organ harvesting, targets religious minorities
An investigative tribunal has said that forced harvesting of organs for transplant continues in China, with religious minorities especially targeted. Read more
