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EU Elections 2024

EU’s abortion vote is a ‘radical attack’ on life, says Pope’s top deputy

April 30, 2024

ROME – In a wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis’s top diplomat said a recent vote and attempt by the European Parliament to style abortion as a fundamental right constitutes a “radical attack” on human life. “When life is attacked in such a radical way, you truly have to ask what kind of future we want to

Suspended Italian army general now populist politician criticised by bishops for comments on children with disabilities

April 29, 2024

ROME – Italian populist politician and suspended Army General Roberto Vannacci has been criticised by activists and the country’s Catholic bishops over remarks suggesting that children with disabilities ought to be separated in school classrooms. Among those hitting back against Vannacci’s remarks was Bishop Francesco Savino of Cassano all’Jonio, vice president of the Italian Bishops

Cardinal Müller takes to stage despite police trying to close National Conservatism conference as political crackdown escalates in Brussels

April 16, 2024

Dramatic scenes in Brussels today at the National Conservatism conference offered a harrowing harbinger of what a police state in the heart of Europe might look like. After the conference began, local Brussels police suddenly arrived at the Claridge building hosting the conference, and proceeded to set up a barricades in front of the event

Cardinal Müller appearing at National Conservatism conference despite political opposition and threats from Antifa

April 16, 2024

The National Conservatism conference in Brussels has had two venues cancel on hosting the event after facing significant opposition from so-called anti-fascist groups and left-wing politicians. After settling on a third venue, the conference began on 16 April, though there are still doubts as to whether the two-day conference will be able to run normally

Church leaders say Europe must return to Christian roots ahead of EU elections

March 21, 2024

ROME – With European elections just three months away, the continent’s bishops have joined other Christian Churches in lamenting how the Christian principles on which Europe was founded are either being sidelined or instrumentalised for political gain. They have also called for an open and consistent dialogue between Church and State, and asked that all