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European Court of Human Rights rules governments cannot ban evangelization
Posted on 06/11/2026 10:21 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The Strasbourg court found that a Bulgarian city's vaguely worded ban on “religious propaganda” breached the right to freedom of religion under the European Convention.
6 Catholics held for 48 hours after protesting use of Paris church for contemporary art festival
Posted on 06/10/2026 15:03 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The protest and subsequent detainments were reportedly more broadly centered on the Nuit Blanche’s artistic director who became a polarizing figure after a performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
13,000 gather at Knock in Ireland for largest Catholic rally since papal visit
Posted on 06/10/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Busloads of people from across Ireland converged on Knock on Saturday for the 41st All Ireland Rosary, with crowds exceeding last year’s attendance.
Itinerary confirmed for Pope Leo XIV’s trip to France: Paris, Lourdes, and Metz
Posted on 06/9/2026 15:55 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
“We are able to publicly confirm that Paris will welcome the Holy Father on Sept. 25 and 26 as part of his apostolic journey to France!” Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich announced.
Belarus expels Polish priests as pressure on the Catholic Church intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 10:34 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Belarusian authorities have forced out a wave of long-serving Polish priests by refusing to renew their residency permits, intensifying state pressure on the country's Catholic Church.
7,000 pilgrims open divine mercy congress in Vilnius, Lithuania
Posted on 06/9/2026 09:34 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Pilgrims from more than 50 countries gathered in the birthplace of the divine mercy devotion as Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to make mercy the foundation of peace.
5,000 faithful converge in Cork, Ireland, for 100th Eucharistic procession
Posted on 06/8/2026 15:11 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Amid torrential rain and wind, thousands participated in the century-old procession through the streets of Ireland's second largest city.
Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow
Posted on 06/8/2026 12:41 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Cardinal Michael Czerny declared Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola the Czech Republic's first martyrs of communism — and signaled that more such causes may follow.
A quarter of Irish Gen Z will have no children, new report says
Posted on 06/8/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
While current trends show that 1 in 4 young women today will remain childless, Iona Institute's Breda O'Brien said the huge question is "whether this will be by choice or circumstance."
9 saints and Gaudí inspire faithful as pope’s visit to Spain gets underway
Posted on 06/6/2026 12:00 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The choice of the holy men and women featured in videos created with artificial intelligence is related to the places the pope will be visiting and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.