Stay Catholic to keep Poland independent, bishops say at centenary
Poland’s independence will be under threat if Poles lose their faith, the country’s bishops warned
African Church warns against illusions of ‘prosperity gospel’
‘The Catholic Church will never endorse such ideas, which deceive people into thinking that, by some so-called miracle, manna will fall from heaven’
Newspaper ‘republished old news’ on abuse, Dutch bishops say
Recent media reports ‘give the impression cases from decades ago have only just occurred’, a spokeswoman said
Apostolic visitor outlines plans to expand Medjugorje
Archbishop Hoser described the shrine as ‘Europe’s spiritual lungs’ and said more infrastructure was needed
Slovak teen to be beatified as a martyr to purity
Anna Kolesarova’s ‘heroic testimony’ is something every Catholic can aspire to, said Archbishop Bernard Bober
Africa’s priests are ‘disappearing’ in Europe
African dioceses are increasingly concerned at the number of priests absconding
Spanish Church expresses concern at plan to exhume Franco’s remains
New Prime Minister intends to remove remains from the Valley of the Fallen this month
Spain’s new atheist Prime Minister spells trouble for the Church
Pedro Sánchez has adopted an aggressively secular agenda
We no longer have enough clergy to serve Poles abroad, say Polish bishops
Bishops urge emigrant Catholics to integrate more with Church in other countries
Europe risks ‘demographic collapse’, Catholic group warns
Young people are ‘discouraged by policies which are hostile to the family,’ the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe said
