Europe News
Christianity needed to fill Europe’s empty cradles, missionary priest says
Responding to Lybian leader Muammar Gaddafi’s call for an Islamic Europe, a missionary priest has warned that this future is possible... Read more
WYD cross teaches young people that Christ takes on all suffering, explains prelate
Archbishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Oviedo in Spain has invited young people to embrace the meaning of the World Youth... Read more
Custom Scottish plaid created to celebrate papal visit
A traditional plaid Scottish design, or tartan, has been created to commemorate the Pope's visit to Great Britain this month.... Read more
Community to make 'act of reparation' for sacrilege against Eucharist
The Catholic community in the Spanish town of Rotova will hold an act of reparation this Friday for a sacrilege... Read more
40 Days for Life launching London campaign
The American pro-life group 40 Days for Life is branching out across the Atlantic and beginning its first campaign in... Read more
Benedict XVI to highlight liturgical beauty of Holy Family Church in Barcelona
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, underscored the historical importance of Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the... Read more
Popemobile routes for UK visit highlight Catholic Church's history and future
Organizers of the papal visit to England and Scotland have released a detailed itinerary for the Holy Father's journeys in... Read more
Papal Mass in Glasgow to use Latin, Vatican master of ceremonies says
Pope Benedict XVI’s master of ceremonies has said that the Pontiff will recite significant parts of the papal Mass at... Read more
Archbishop encourages faithful to ask Blessed Mother's intercession
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach, encouraged the Spanish faithful this week to turn to the intercession of... Read more
Stats on Catholic Church in Britain published ahead of papal visit
As the United Kingdom prepares for Pope Benedict XVI's September 16-19 visit, the Vatican has released the current statistics on... Read more
Cardinal O’Brien accuses BBC of attempting to 'humiliate' Pope
Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the senior Catholic authority in Scotland, accused the BBC on Sunday of being contaminated by “a radically... Read more
Three Catholic hospitals in Catalonia reportedly distributing abortion pill
The Spanish newspaper ABC reported this week that at least three Catholic hospitals in the region of Catalonia are distributing... Read more
Hawking's new book does not dismiss the real God from creation, Jesuit scholars say
Dr. Stephen Hawking's new book, “The Grand Design,” makes the bold claim that the universe “created itself from nothing” based... Read more
Italian doctor condemns culture that fears children
According to an Italian neonatal doctor, “pedophobia”—the fear of children—is an obstacle to the realization of the full rights of... Read more
Marriage is proof of God's love, hope for Italy's future, teaches Italian cardinal
Through the sacrament of marriage, Italy can counteract "a true race towards death," said the head of Italian bishops on... Read more
Cardinal Danneels’ lawyer: Media coverage of abuse victim meeting was character assassination
In a new development concerning claims that Cardinal Godfried Danneels asked a sexual abuse victim to cover up a bishop’s... Read more
Family group accuses Spain of promoting promiscuity through student health booklet
The president of the Spanish Forum on the Family, Benigno Blanco, has accused the government of “encouraging promiscuity” among students... Read more
Commemorative stamps celebrate Pope's UK visit and Newman beatification
The post office of the Isle of Man, a small independently-governed island near the U.K., issued a set of commemorative... Read more
Cardinal Danneels denies cover-up charges, says he was unprepared for meeting
Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Belgium has denied he intended to cover up a bishop’s sexual abuse and said he was... Read more
UK bishops describe heartfelt experiences of God
In anticipation of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to England and Scotland from September 16 to 19, several of the United... Read more
