Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

Speakers at the Rimini Meeting highlighted persecution of Christians, violence in Nigeria and Lebanon, and the importance of defending freedom of belief for people of all faiths.

A regional government’s minister of culture highlighted the cause for beatification of Queen Isabella during a meeting with Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference.

A new biography traces Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius’ imprisonment by the KGB and his decades leading Lithuania’s underground Catholic resistance to Soviet persecution.

Bishop Erik Varden invoked a ninth-century prayer for the dying as he commended King Harald V to God’s mercy on behalf of Norwegian Catholics.

He warned Catholic legislators of their responsibility to be leaders in AI regulation during a peace summit in Assisi, Italy.

The upcoming 2030 millennium commemorates 1,000 years since the pivotal Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, where King Olav Haraldsson was martyred.

Poland’s bishops are raising concerns about mandatory “health education” classes as the school year begins.

The Vatican has been reviewing the bylaws for Germany’s planned Synodal Conference since late March, with the panel’s first meeting in doubt for November.

France’s highest constitutional authority has carved out conscience protections for Catholic institutions and pharmacists, which was welcomed by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris.

The Vatican has confirmed to parents in the Archdiocese of Hamburg that the Vatican document “Male and Female He Created Them” remains the authoritative guide for sex education.