Europe News
Masses, prayer vigils scheduled across Britain for bombing victims
In light of his own shock at this morning’s events, the Bishop of Lichfield today announced that a number of... Read more
Homosexual “marriage” signifies triumph of European identity crisis, says Italian senator
The leader of the Italian Senate, Marcello Pera, said this week the approval of homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce in... Read more
Leftist party wants taxpayer money to fund “sex changes”
After throwing its full support behind the new law allowing homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce, the radical left-wing party in... Read more
Bush says he won’t choose judicial nominee based on abortion, other ‘hot-button issues’
On his way to this week’s G8 summit in Scotland yesterday, and facing a heated battle back in Washington over... Read more
British Catholic Action Group decries joint-religious schools
A Catholic group in the U.K. aiming to preserve authentic Catholic teaching is expressing outage at proposals throughout the U.K.... Read more
World Youth Day cross begins final push for Cologne, eyes of the world turn to Germany
On Friday, Catholics around the world will begin the final forty-day countdown before the 11th annual World Youth Day celebration,... Read more
Show the face of Christ to the world, cardinal tells young people attending WYD
During a press conference on World Youth Day 2005, which will take place in Germany in August, Cardinal Joachim Meisner... Read more
Opposition to same-sex “marriage” is not discrimination against homosexuals
Bishop Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain, said this week opposition to same-sex marriage is not tantamount to discrimination against... Read more
Chinese Government arrests Vatican faithful bishop for the 6th time
Bishop Julio Jia Zhiguo, 70, member of the China's underground Catholic church, has been arrested for the sixth time in... Read more
200,000 protest poverty ahead of G8 Summit, Vatican voices support
In light of the commencement of tomorrow’s G8 Summit, which will bring the leaders of the 8 most industrialized nations... Read more
French woman invalidly ordained as ‘priest’
A French woman who invalidly had herself ‘ordained’ as a Catholic priest on Saturday, is now facing automatic excommunication for... Read more
In Sudan, “Martyrdom is real”, says priest
Speaking in Liverpool to friends and supporters of the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) last... Read more
Huge mosaic of John Paul II being prepared for WYD 2005
Organizers of the next World Youth Day are preparing a gigantic mosaic containing a depiction of John Paul II. The... Read more
“We have witnessed the controlled demolition of marriage,” says Archbishop of Valencia
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, decried the “controlled demolition of marriage from within by the... Read more
First Catholic church in Qatar to open in 2006
In a move that marks the progress made regarding religious freedoms in some Islamic nations, the Gulf state of Qatar... Read more
Cardinal Martino laments approval of homosexual “marriage” in Spain
The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, expressed his regret at the disregard for... Read more
Religious freedom in danger in Spain, Cuba and Colombia, report says
A report on religious freedom in 2004 by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) lists Spain, Cuba and Colombia... Read more
Faith building up science: Vatican observatory commences summer program
Often mistakenly seen as conflicting entities, the Catholic Church is striving to build up the field of science as students... Read more
Gay marriage now legal in Spain
Spain’s parliament approved a measure legalizing gay unions today, setting aside a veto of the bill by the Senate. The new... Read more
Papacy key to understanding recent history, says Spanish cardinal
During the celebration of the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, noted... Read more
