Europe News
New bill to speed up divorce will hinder efforts at marital reconciliation in Spain
The Institute on Family Policy in Spain denounced a new version of a Spain’s divorce law being proposed by the... Read more
US bishops celebrate Thanksgiving and connection to Church Fathers in Rome
It was an Italian Thanksgiving yesterday for about a dozen United States bishops, who are in Rome this week for... Read more
Malta to hold a conference on psychology of the unborn child
The Malta Union of Professional Psychologists will offer a unique perspective to the abortion debate with a conference focused on... Read more
Irish missionary in Kenya dies in home robbery
An African missionary was killed yesterday during a robbery at his home in Kenya, reported RTE Irish News. Read more
Religious freedom under threat in Ukraine, Catholic leader warns
In an interview this morning with the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr. Borys Gudziak,... Read more
Company stands for British Catholic pharmacist who denied morning-after pill
The Daily Mirror Newspaper reported that a 24-year old mother of two was denied the morning-after pill by a Catholic... Read more
Swedish Archbishop calls for revitalization of Catholicism in Europe
Archbishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, Sweden, said this week Swedish and other European Catholics need to recover their pride in... Read more
New Cornwell’s biography of Pope unfounded, biased, says British reviewer
A new biography of Pope John Paul II, which attempts to document the Pope’s “intellectual decline” has serious flaws in... Read more
Church will not be silent in face of pressure to silence her, Spanish Cardinal says
During his opening remarks for the Fall Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, Archbishop of... Read more
Official report reveals strong anti-Catholic bigotry in Scotland
According to a recent study carried out by the Crown Office in Scotland into prosecutions for religious bigotry since the... Read more
Portraits and sculptures of Popes to be displayed in Rome
The office of the Mayor of Rome announced this weekend that a collection of portraits and sculptures of the Popes... Read more
Bishops of Nicaragua: Without God, things become more important than persons
The Bishops Conference of Nicaragua called on the faithful last week to draw closer to God, because when the Lord... Read more
New Zealand jury acquits man who admitted to killing brain-damaged baby daughter
A jury in the Nelson Court of Richmond New Zealand has given a not guilty verdict to a man who... Read more
Professionals opposing homosexual adoption send letter to Spanish president
The association Professionals for Ethics will send a letter on Saturday to Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero signed by... Read more
Spanish Cardinal warns of grave consequences of keeping Christ out of schools
Commenting on the proposed changes to educational policies by Spain’s Socialist government, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo warned this... Read more
Pro-life groups calls for creation of Memorial Park for victims of abortion
The Spanish Association United for Life has begun a campaign calling for the creation of a Memorial Park in Madrid... Read more
Buttiglione explains European Parliament's rejection of his candidacy
Rocco Buttiglione, Italian Minister of European Affairs, explained this week the reasons for withdrawing himself as a candidate for the... Read more
Archbishop Rylko calls on Spanish Catholics to maintain "decisive and sharp presence in society"
During the Congress of Lay Apostolates which took place last weekend in Madrid, the President of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Cardinal Rouco calls on laity not to fear marginalization and persecution
Presiding at the closing of the Congress of Lay Apostolates, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varlea, Archbishop of Madrid and President... Read more
Nobody dares to become Christian, says Indian bishop
There are practically no conversions to Christianity in the South West Indian state of Kerala, according to Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam... Read more
