The veteran head of one of Europe’s largest Catholic news agencies has resigned in protest over proposed church media reforms, accusing his country’s bishops of acting illegally and reviving “solutions known from totalitarian times.”
Traditionalist Catholics see evangelization potential of Latin Mass
Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor’s restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western church revival.
Polish order appeals for prayers as Catholic priests face draconian sentences in Belarus
A Polish religious order has requested prayers from Christians worldwide for one of its senior priests, Oblate Father Andrzej Juchniewicz, who was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on unspecified political charges in Belarus.
Spanish bishops under scrutiny for church-government accord over Valley of the Fallen
Catholic groups have criticized Spain’s bishops for consenting to government redevelopment of a key national memorial complex near Madrid, amid fears of a continuing church decline across the traditionally Catholic country.
Spanish Church rallies Catholics against ‘demographic winter’ of abortion
Spanish bishops marked International Day for Life March 25 by demanding a better environment for “stable families,” as pro-life campaigners rallied in Madrid against promoting abortion in the traditionally Catholic country.
European bishops address ‘rising tensions’ as Trump talks to Putin, Zelenskyy
As President Donald Trump held new talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin March 18, followed by a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine March 19, bishops across Europe expressed alarm at current geopolitical developments.
No peace treaty possible without truth, justice, Ukrainian bishops say after diplomatic dispute
Ukrainian bishops spoke up as international reaction continued over U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s Feb. 28 televised White House clash with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
British pro-lifers urge church to speak out in wake of nation’s worst public abortion scandal
Pro-life campaigners have urged Britain’s Catholic bishops to speak out against pressure for abortions.
Pro-life groups welcome British cardinal’s attack on ‘irresponsible’ assisted suicide bill
Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
Bishops across Europe remember Holocaust victims, urge world to fight rising antisemitism
Church leaders across Europe marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp with calls to remember German Nazi-inflicted sufferings and to counter a new rise in antisemitism and extremism.
Poland’s church deplores government curbs on religious teaching, with lessons cut in half
Poland’s Catholic primate has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of pandering to anti-church feeling, after it unveiled new plans to downgrade religious teaching in the traditionally Catholic country.
European Catholics take stock of year’s mixed progress on life issues
When British parliamentarians approved a law to allow physician-assisted suicide on Nov. 29, it followed a year of legislative inroads against Catholic social teaching across Europe.