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British deacon develops new resources for people with autism

Deacon Mark Paine has produced two new resources that he hopes will assist people on the autism spectrum and those who serve them in the Church.

Growing persecution prompts calls for European Union envoy on religious freedom

Amid rising violence, European lawmakers, bishops, and civil organizations are calling for the EU to appoint a special envoy on religious freedom and coordinator of anti-Christian hatred.

Why this European pro-life network chooses dialogue over demonstration

Young volunteers across Europe are shifting pro-life advocacy to one-on-one conversations on university campuses and in the public square, aiming for long-term cultural change.

Greenland’s only Catholic priest: ‘We’re not just minerals or a military position’

The friar who ministers to 800 Catholics on the world’s largest island watches international negotiations with unease.

10,000 pro-lifers march in Paris for annual March for Life

The annual March for Life held in Paris took place on Sunday, Jan. 18.

Cardinal Ryś: Catholics and Jews must ‘listen to each other’ to combat hate

The prelate added that “all Church documents since the Second Vatican Council" have demonstrated the connections between Christianity and “living Judaism."

Catholics in Ireland reject ex-president’s claim that baptism violates children’s rights

Catholic clergy and laity in Ireland have pushed back claims made by former Irish president Mary McAleese that baptism violates children’s rights.

Catholic Church provides pastoral care to victims of tragic train accident in Spain

After a tragic train wreck in Spain, the local Catholic Church is offering pastoral care to the victims and their families.

Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The pope marked the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by asking for prayers for those suffering from violence in the African nation.

As war and division spread, Europe’s churches renew call for prayer and unity

In a letter addressed to Catholic bishops across the continent, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, Lithuania, linked this call to the recent updating of the Charta Oecumenica.