Europe News
Cardinal Lopez Trujillo responds to Cardinal Martini: no change in Church’s teaching on AIDS prevention
In an interview published by the Spanish daily “El Pais,” Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Czech Bishops’ Conference slams Da Vinci Code for dishonoring Christian symbols
The Czech Bishops’ Conference has joined the chorus of protests against the Da Vinci Code book and movie, saying that... Read more
Traveling WYD Cross damaged in Senegal
The official World Youth Day Cross, which is currently visiting countries in Africa on its way to Sydney for next... Read more
Humanitarian groups worried about Amnesty International’s wide-sweeping abortion initiative
A number of pro-life organizations, including the Catholic 'Aid to the Church in Need' (ACN), have raised their voices against... Read more
Main aim of mission groups is to bend down, like good Samaritans, over our brothers’ needs, says Cardinal Sepe
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples yesterday addressed the national Directors of the... Read more
European Union Bishops encourage politicians, citizens to create framework for just society in Europe
The Conference of European Union Bishops (COMECE) Executive Committee has issued a statement ahead of Europe Day (May 9, 2006)... Read more
Experts propose new study on Shroud of Turin
During the International Convention on the Holy Shroud of Turin, which took place last Sunday at the Catholic University of... Read more
After Church complaints, German court calls MTV’s ‘Popetown’ ‘too dumb to be insulting’
A Munich court yesterday rejected a call by local Catholic Church officials to ban MTV’s airing of Popetown, saying the... Read more
Former Vatican Swiss Guards complete historic march to Rome in time for papal blessing
A group of former Swiss Vatican Guards, who arrived in Rome after re-enacting a historic march from Switzerland undertaken 500... Read more
Austrian diocese sending USB hard drives with Church info as gifts to young people
Since the start of 2006, the Austrian Diocese of Graz has begun sending a curious gift to all young people... Read more
Masons claim compatibility with Christian faith, call for lifting of excommunication
The head office of Masons in Spain is calling on the Spanish bishops’ Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
Cardinal Martino calls lay the ‘light and soul of society’
“You are a privileged partner and the light and soul of society,” said the Vatican’s Cardinal Renato Martino, speaking on... Read more
Church leaders in U.K. call for 'living wage' reform
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and other senior clerics joined trade union leaders at a rally yesterday, on the fest of St.... Read more
Spanish Health Ministry points to ‘abandonment by men’ as main cause of abortions
A report by the Spanish Ministry of Health is expected to affirm that abandonment by men, not social or economic... Read more
Spanish bishop: materialism, obsession with money provoking family crisis
During the celebration of the Week of the Family in the dioceses of the Spanish province of Tarraconense, Bishop Agusti... Read more
Pope launches month of Mary with visit to Shrine
Conversion to God, who is a God of Love, is necessary today for the world to be “liberated from war... Read more
Archbishop Smith calls for stronger opposition to proposal to legalize euthanasia
Archbishop Peter Smith of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and Chairman of the Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship at the... Read more
Europe, America need to listen to each other, says Cardinal Schonborn during historic symposium
Yesterday, Vienna’s Cardinal Christof Schönborn inaugurated an international symposium to discuss the growing rift between the two shores of the... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia: World Meeting of Families is invitation to embrace authentic love
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia said the upcoming World Meeting of Families is an invitation “to... Read more
George Weigel to receive Poland's highest honor
George Weigel, Pope John Paul II’s biographer, will receive the Gloria Artis Gold Medal--Poland's highest honor--in recognition of contributions to... Read more
