Europe News
Greece in crisis – and what Catholics are doing to help
As Greece's financial and political situation reaches a fever pitch in complexity, Caritas has stepped up and is offering help... Read more
This 100-year-old priest still has a very important task: fighting Satan
On August 1, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Malaga, Spain turned 100 years old. After a century of... Read more
Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker
Buried in a hilltop monastery on a small Greek island, Saint Nektarios – one of the most widely known and... Read more
How one skeptical scientist came to believe the Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin has different meanings for many people: some see it as an object of veneration, others a... Read more
Help from above: Priest in a helicopter exorcises Italian town
A priest has performed an aerial exorcism of the Italian seaside town of Castellammare di Stabia in response to a... Read more
Could 'British values' push jeopardize Catholic education in the UK?
Some Catholics in Great Britain are concerned the push for “British values” in schools, meant to counter Islamist extremism, could... Read more
'Shadow council' speaker pushes Church acceptance of contraception, gay sex
Yes to contraception, homosexual acts, and Communion for the divorced and remarried – all considering the circumstances. No to understanding... Read more
French bishops: Don't euthanize paralyzed man
Bishop Thierry Scherrer of Laval, France, and the Bioethics Committee of his diocese are pleading with doctors at a hospital... Read more
Behold the newly-discovered painting in Rome's Catacomb of Callixtus
A recent discovery in the Catacomb of Saint Callixtus, an early Christian series of tombs beneath Rome which once held... Read more
The slow demise of Catholic magazines in Italy
A Catholic-inspired magazine that was once a leader in publishing opinions in Church discussions will quit publication by the end... Read more
This Jewish man survived Nazi Germany. Now he's rescuing Christians from ISIS
George Weidenfeld was barely eighteen when Nazi forces occupied his homeland of Austria in 1938. He may not have lived... Read more
Byte-sized faith: Young priests launch new Catholic podcast
Podcasts are arguably the greatest comeback-kids of the internet. Once thought to be slowing fading into oblivion, the boom of... Read more
Catholics in Bologna mourn Cardinal Biffi, a humorous, plain-spoken preacher
Humour, realism and culture characterized the life of Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, who died July 11 at the age of 87.... Read more
With freedom for Catholic education uncertain, English diocese charts a path
Catholic schools in England could face problems under both a new “British values” government mandate and demands to approve same-sex... Read more
Spanish court recognizes pharmacists' conscience rights
Spain's Constitional Court has issued a ruling protecting the conscience rights of pharmacists who decline to sell the morning after... Read more
Pope's encyclical forges unusual allies in fight for the environment
The Vatican recently added the voice of self-described “secular Jewish feminist” Naomi Klein to their discussion on the climate, signaling... Read more
Pontifical university plans to offer diploma in child protection by 2016
Beginning in the spring of 2016, Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University will begin offering an intensive one-semester diploma program on the... Read more
Meet Father Salvatore, the young priest whose life moved the Pope
The life of Father Salvatore Mellone, who died on Monday, was moving to thousands of people. He was to have... Read more
What does it look like to be gay – and a practicing Catholic?
More than 10 years ago, Steve Gershom found himself scouring the internet for anything that might help him: he was... Read more
CDF reportedly judges Medjugorje apparitions false, but permits pilgrimage
If reports in Italian media outlets are to be believed, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met June... Read more
