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The coffin of Cardinal Josef Beran is carried by a horse-drawn carriage toward St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague on April 21, 2018. The cardinal’s remains were repatriated to his homeland 49 years after his death in exile in Rome.

Czech prosecutor seeks justice for cardinal persecuted by Nazis and communists

Dec 15, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

A Czech prosecutor has moved to “correct an injustice” against Cardinal Josef Beran, who was interned for 14 years by... Read more

Archbishop Bernard Bober, chair of the Conference of Slovak Bishops.

Slovak bishops to ask for forgiveness on Day of Repentance

Nov 14, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

The Day of Repentance on Nov. 16 will acknowledge failures “in relation to God, each other, and society at large.” Read more

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec.

‘Bishop in overalls’: Cardinal Ján Korec’s witness remembered 10 years after his death

Oct 24, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Cardinal Ján Korec, who was once the youngest bishop in the world — and later the oldest — died 10... Read more