Masses cancelled until January for Belgian Catholics
December 1, 2020
Belgium’s Catholic bishops called Tuesday for dialogue with the government after it decreed that public Masses would remain suspended until Jan. 15, 2021. Following...
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German, Swiss churches prepare for religious Christmas at home
November 17, 2020
Hanover, Germany — Lutheran and Catholic churches in Switzerland and Germany are planning for people to celebrate religious Christmas services at home because of...
Cardinal Gulbinowicz dies ten days after Vatican sanctions
November 16, 2020
A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died at the age of 97
Pictures: French Catholics protest for resumption of public Masses
November 16, 2020
Catholics gathered outside churches across France on Sunday demanding the French government lift its ban on religious services. Hundreds gathered by a statue of...
Banned Polish cardinal unconscious in hospital
November 12, 2020
A retired Polish cardinal disciplined by the Vatican in early November has been hospitalized and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Nov. 10. Cardinal Henryk...
In Spain, 1.2 million people urge defeat of new education law
November 11, 2020
Proposed legislation to remodel the education system in Spain has drawn opposition from parents’ groups and educators who warn that the freedom of parents...
Martyred teenager beatified in Spain
November 9, 2020
Joan Roig Diggle was described by Cardinal Juan José Omella, archbishop of Barcelona, as an "ardent defender of the Social Doctrine of the Church".
French bishops’ appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
November 9, 2020
The French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during France’s national lockdown was rejected Saturday by the Council of State. “The bishops deplore above...
Belarus president accused of ‘insults and slander’ against exiled archbishop
November 5, 2020
A Catholic bishop in Belarus accused President Alexander Lukashenko of “insult and slander” after the government official charged the church’s exiled leader with planning...
Polish Catholic archbishop: president’s abortion law proposal would be ‘new form of euthanasia’
November 5, 2020
A Catholic archbishop said Tuesday that an abortion law proposal outlined by Poland’s president would amount to a “new form of euthanasia.” Archbishop Stanisław...
Government to delay publication of Poland abortion ruling
November 4, 2020
In the face of country-wide protests, the government of Poland is delaying the publication of a court ruling which found unconstitutional a law allowing...
Czech cardinal criticizes tech censorship after Twitter account is suspended
November 3, 2020
A Czech cardinal has criticized online censorship after his Twitter account was restored days after it was suspended. Cardinal Dominik Duka of Prague announced...
Masses cancelled until January for Belgian Catholics
December 1, 2020
Belgium’s Catholic bishops called Tuesday for dialogue with the government after it decreed that public Masses would remain suspended until Jan. 15, 2021. Following...
German, Swiss churches prepare for religious Christmas at home
November 17, 2020
Hanover, Germany — Lutheran and Catholic churches in Switzerland and Germany are planning for people to celebrate religious Christmas services at home because of...
Cardinal Gulbinowicz dies ten days after Vatican sanctions
November 16, 2020
A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died at the age of 97
Pictures: French Catholics protest for resumption of public Masses
November 16, 2020
Catholics gathered outside churches across France on Sunday demanding the French government lift its ban on religious services. Hundreds gathered by a statue of...
Banned Polish cardinal unconscious in hospital
November 12, 2020
A retired Polish cardinal disciplined by the Vatican in early November has been hospitalized and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Nov. 10. Cardinal Henryk...
In Spain, 1.2 million people urge defeat of new education law
November 11, 2020
Proposed legislation to remodel the education system in Spain has drawn opposition from parents’ groups and educators who warn that the freedom of parents...
Martyred teenager beatified in Spain
November 9, 2020
Joan Roig Diggle was described by Cardinal Juan José Omella, archbishop of Barcelona, as an "ardent defender of the Social Doctrine of the Church".
French bishops’ appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
November 9, 2020
The French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during France’s national lockdown was rejected Saturday by the Council of State. “The bishops deplore above...
Belarus president accused of ‘insults and slander’ against exiled archbishop
November 5, 2020
A Catholic bishop in Belarus accused President Alexander Lukashenko of “insult and slander” after the government official charged the church’s exiled leader with planning...
Polish Catholic archbishop: president’s abortion law proposal would be ‘new form of euthanasia’
November 5, 2020
A Catholic archbishop said Tuesday that an abortion law proposal outlined by Poland’s president would amount to a “new form of euthanasia.” Archbishop Stanisław...
Government to delay publication of Poland abortion ruling
November 4, 2020
In the face of country-wide protests, the government of Poland is delaying the publication of a court ruling which found unconstitutional a law allowing...
Czech cardinal criticizes tech censorship after Twitter account is suspended
November 3, 2020
A Czech cardinal has criticized online censorship after his Twitter account was restored days after it was suspended. Cardinal Dominik Duka of Prague announced...
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