French bishops council OKs removing parents’ gender from baptism certificates
The change is designed to avoid any moral judgment, Bishop Joseph de Metz-Noblat said
Belgian Salesians defend decision to send convicted paedophile to Africa
‘I don’t think it helps much to start blaming people,’ says spokesman
Bishops urge Europeans to ‘wake up’ and rediscover Christian roots
Europe faces contradictions from ‘the desire for God, but at the same time the fragility of Christian life’, the bishops said
Newly released letters show Newman’s role as pastor and evangelist
The material ‘hidden for over a century’ includes letters from prime ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone
Thousands of Catholics observe ‘Poland Under the Cross’ festival
The festival, which took place on the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, was held to atone for scandals and vandalism
