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Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011
Posted on 05/4/2026 10:46 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Two experts analyze the state of the Catholic faith among Spanish youth today, noting that while Spain is increasingly secularized, the faith is growing among young people.
‘Truthful, respectful’: Czech bishop backs Sudeten German gathering in Brno
Posted on 05/1/2026 12:01 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Bishop Pavel Konzbul of Brno, Czech Republic, is backing the late-May gathering despite a public backlash led by former Czech presidents Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman.
Advanced technology recovers 42 lost pages of ancient New Testament manuscript
Posted on 04/30/2026 17:32 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Among the key findings are ancient lists of chapters considered the oldest known for St. Paul’s epistles, which differ notably from the current division of these texts.
Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage takes place in Italy for the sanctification of souls
Posted on 04/30/2026 15:32 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The April 25–27 pilgrimage, one of several featuring the Traditional Latin Mass, set out from St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome and concluded at the Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy.
Exorcists praise Pope Leo’s courage, propose spiritual means to achieve peace
Posted on 04/30/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The exorcists emphasized that “authentic peace is inseparable from liberation from sin ... and that spiritual combat is an intrinsic part of the Church’s journey through history.”
EU bishops in Cyprus echo Pope Leo XIV: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’
Posted on 04/29/2026 09:27 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
From Maronite villages in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus, EU bishops echoed Pope Leo XIV’s plea to lay down arms in the Holy Land and pledged to support the Maronite cause in Brussels.
British mother to travel to Switzerland to die by assisted suicide after son’s death
Posted on 04/24/2026 17:32 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, even for physically healthy people.
European Union Court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law ‘breaches EU founding values’
Posted on 04/23/2026 14:27 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday that Hungary's 2021 LGBTQ law breached EU founding values.
German cardinal instructs priests to facilitate same-sex couple blessings
Posted on 04/22/2026 15:38 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, has instructed priests and full-time pastoral staff to introduce the controversial handout “Blessing Gives Strength to Love.”
March for Life in Warsaw commemorates 1,060 years of Christianity in Poland
Posted on 04/21/2026 13:32 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Recent marches in Poland have intentionally marked major national milestones, including the 1,000th anniversary of Poland’s first royal coronation in 2025.