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The European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium.

Why religion matters at the EU-Balkans summit today

Dec 17, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

The EU-Western Balkans summit on Dec. 17 in Brussels brings together European Union leaders and their counterparts from six Western... Read more

The faceless Nativity scene in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2025.

Faceless Nativity scene on Brussels’ Grand Place sparks international controversy

Dec 2, 2025

By Thomas Philipp Reiter

Faceless cloth Nativity figures on Brussels’ Grand Place have sparked international debate over Christian tradition versus inclusive art. Read more

Interior of the Church of Jesus and Mary in Rome, Italy

Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says

Nov 26, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

At a Mass marking 25 years since the Holy See signed a foundational agreement with Slovakia, U.S. ambassador to the... Read more

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gniezno, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference (left), and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, embrace after signing the joint declaration “Courage of Extended Hands” at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, Poland, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the historic correspondence between the Polish and German Bishops’ Conferences.

Polish, German bishops sign new declaration 60 years after historic reconciliation

Nov 20, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Polish and German bishops commemorated this week the 60th anniversary of the historic 1965 reconciliation letters that became a model... Read more