Europe News
Alta Fixsler: Family friend says U.K. hospital can remove toddler’s life support ‘any time’
The Fixsler family is fighting to keep their 2-year-old daughter, Alta, on life support in the U.K. But the Hasidic... Read more
80 years ago St. Maximilian Kolbe gave his life in Auschwitz to save a father of a family
“Let us place all families of the world under the mantle of Mary, under the intercession of Maximilian Kolbe.’ Read more
Archbishop Henryk Hoser, papal envoy to Medjugorje, has died
The Polish prelate was a trained physician, a missionary in Africa for more than two decades, and oversaw the pastoral... Read more
German Social Democrats attack Catholic faith of potential Angela Merkel successor's aide
An anti-Catholic video targeting the election campaign of a potential successor to Angela Merkel has drawn criticism from bishops and... Read more
Report shows Irish teachers' concern over bullying of practicing Catholic students
A report on a survey of 214 religious education teachers in Ireland is raising alarm that students who practice a... Read more
Fr Cesáreo Gabaráin, deceased hymn composer, credibly accused of abuse
The Marist Congregation in Spain has confirmed it has received credible accusations of the abuse of minors against Fr. Cesáreo... Read more
Italian police say sender of envelope with bullets addressed to Pope Francis has been identified
Italian police announced Monday that the sender of the letter addressed to Pope Francis containing three bullets has been identified. Read more
Polish artist designs stunning monstrances with Virgin Mary: ‘Beauty leads to God’
A Polish artisan and jeweler is hoping that his craft leads people to God. After experiencing a miraculous healing, he... Read more
Rwandan man suspected of killing French Catholic priest reportedly met Pope Francis in 2016
French Catholic media said the meeting took place during the Jubilee of Mercy. Read more
Who was Fr. Olivier Maire, the Catholic priest murdered in France?
The 61-year-old priest was a popular leader of retreats. Read more
Update: Police question man suspected of murdering Catholic priest in France
Gérald Darmanin wrote: “All my support to the Catholics of our country after the dramatic murder of a priest in... Read more
Results of apostolic visitation of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese sent to Vatican
The pope is now expected to consider the report. Read more
Spanish bishop urges support for those tempted to suicide
As Spain records a high rate of suicide, a Bishop in the Basque Country on Wednesday urged that no effort... Read more
.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Dominican leader: St. Dominic can teach Catholics how to overcome divisions 800 years after death
St. Dominic died in Bologna, Italy, on Aug. 6, 1221. Read more
Vatican: Swarms of ‘kamikaze’ mini-drones pose threat to civilians
The Holy See said ‘it is an imperative duty to act urgently.’ Read more
‘Thousands of women want to go back’: Abortion pill reversal service expands in Russia
Russia became the first country in the world to legalize abortion in 1920. Read more
.jpeg?w=220&h=165)
Budapest International Eucharistic Congress to feature Mass setting in Romani language
The Romani people are Hungary’s largest minority group. Read more
European court rejects parents’ appeal against removal of 2-year-old’s life-support treatment
The family’s lawyer said the parents were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision. Read more
Benedictine monks return to historic Solignac Abbey for first time since French Revolution
Anti-clerical revolutionaries expelled the Benedictines in 1790. Read more
Dublin’s Catholic archbishop pays tribute to priest who ‘sacrificed himself to save his secretary’
Locals said Fr. Con Cronin pushed the woman to safety when a bus veered towards them. Read more
