Europe News
N. American Martyrs advance in Clericus Cup soccer tournament
Athletes representing the Pontifical North American College are one step closer to the 2009 Clericus Cup in a soccer tournament... Read more
Parents upset over promotion of homosexuality in Spanish grade school
The organization, Segovia for Education in Freedom, has voiced concern from parents with children attending a Catholic public school where... Read more
Sweden allows sex-selective abortions
Sweden, which legalized abortion in 1938, has taken its abortion extremism one step further by legalizing “gender based” abortion which... Read more
Pro-life foundation denounces promotion of morning-after pill in Spain
The director of the Life Foundation in Spain, Manuel Cruz, denounced the country’s Minister of Health, Trinity Jimenez, for distributing... Read more
Italian archbishop suspends communion in the hand to avoid abuses of the Eucharist
The Archbishop of Bologna, Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, has prohibited the reception of communion in the hand in three parishes of... Read more
Bishop blesses mass grave of unbaptized children in N. Ireland
A Catholic bishop on Sunday blessed an unmarked mass grave in Belfast which had been inadvertently leased out. Unbaptized babies... Read more
Pope urges Romanian archbishop to draw on John Paul II’s teachings to face country’s struggles
Benedict XVI has sent a message to Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest, Romania, for the celebrations taking place to mark... Read more
Benedict XVI comes to the Holy Land to deepen its Christian presence, bishop says
Auxiliary Bishop Giacinto Boulos Marcuzzo of Jerusalem said during a recent interview that Pope Benedict XVI, who begins his historic... Read more
Edinburgh official apologizes for ‘distress’ caused to grandparents who opposed homosexual adoption
Edinburgh city council chiefs have admitted mistakes in the treatment of the grandparents of two children placed with a homosexual... Read more
One of world’s oldest bishops criticizes film 'Angels and Demons'
Bishop Emeritus Antonio Rosario Mennonna, 103, of Nardo-Gallipoli (Italy), one of three living bishops born in 1906, has criticized the... Read more
Pro-life buses to operate in 51 cities in Spain until June
Right to Life in Spain announced on May 1 that it is launching a “Tour for Life,” consisting of three... Read more
Fiat gives Pope special vehicle for visit to earthquake region
Pope Benedict XVI used a vehicle that was especially commissioned by Fiat for his visit to the region of Abruzzo... Read more
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints explains essence of holiness
During remarks at an event marking the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan order at the Antonianum Pontifical University, the Prefect... Read more
Spanish congressional committee approves proposal to sanction Pope
A Spanish congressional committee has approved a proposal by green party lawmakers to “publicly” reprove the statements made by Pope Benedict... Read more
Cardinal Tauran says truth essential element in dialogue with Muslims
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, spoke this week about the need for a “dialogue... Read more
Pro-lifers assaulted while collecting signatures against abortion
On Saturday, April 25, three volunteers of the Right to Life organization and a Chilean in the town of El... Read more
L'Aquila will 'arise once more,' Pope declares
Touring the earthquake-damaged Abruzzo region of Italy on Tuesday, Pope Benedict met with rescue workers and those impacted by the... Read more
Upon receiving award, Cardinal Foley credits educators
The Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Cardinal John Foley, said last week, “The Vatican... Read more
International pilgrimage honors Gypsy blessed
Beginning today, Gypsies from all over Europe started out on the fifth international pilgrimage to a chapel honoring one of... Read more
Focus on education to combat racism, says archbishop
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, delivered a speech yesterday at the Geneva conference... Read more
