Islamic terrorist in Jan. 25 attacks in Spain said Christian faith ‘must be eliminated’
According to the reports to which Europa Press has had access, the attack began at 6:30 p.m. local time when Kanjaa entered San Isidro Church in Algecrias and began to…
Pope Francis in Hungary: European unity ‘crucial’ to peace
Before his address, delivered in a former Carmelite monastery in Budapest’s Castle District, Pope Francis met with Hungary’s President Katalin Novák and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose conservative policies, many…
Michigan priest pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5-year-old boy in 1987
Delorenzo, 84, is expected to serve five years of probation. The first year of his probation will be served in Genesee County Jail. His sentencing is set for June 13…
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia
Reuters reported that the Ukrainian government estimates that almost 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Russia denies…
Cardinal Erdő: Pope’s visit to Hungary tells us ‘Christ is our future’
Hungary as a ‘bridge’ country In presenting the trip, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See press office, pointed out how Hungary is a “bridge” country. Erdő noted that “being…
Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called
Some parents who objected to displaying the gay pride flag loudly disrupted the meeting and shouted down the first speaker. After security removed some of the parents from the meeting…
Archdiocese of Philadelphia and former priest named in lawsuit alleging cover-up of rape
McGoldrick, who the complaint says often socialized with female college students (occasions that frequently involved alcohol) then allegedly offered Doe another alcoholic drink, as part of a “bourbon flight.” McGoldrick,…
Ambassador Habsburg: Pope Francis will find ‘a vibrant Christian country’ in Hungary
According to its website, one of the aims of the Hungary Helps program is to provide humanitarian assistance to help people to stay in their homelands rather than migrating to…
Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization
He pointed to how St. Thérèse described her vocation in her autobiography, “Story of a Soul”: “I understood that the Church had a Heart and that this Heart was burning…
Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests
In Japan, abortion is legal up to 21 weeks and six days of pregnancy, but only if a woman can cite a risk to her health or likely financial hardship…
Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has made changes in recent years to certain lay ministry roles, including a change in Church law in January 2021 making women eligible to be formally instituted to…
Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese
Senior will be the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, which was founded in 1868 and serves more than 200,000 Catholics from 15 counties in central Pennsylvania. The bishop…