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DNA research sheds new light on the Shroud of Turin’s complex history
Posted on 04/3/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
A new genetic study shows that the reputed burial cloth of Jesus contains DNA from a mix of people.
Built to mirror Jerusalem, this Lithuanian Calvary has 35 stations of the cross
Posted on 04/3/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Built in 17th-century Lithuania to mirror Jerusalem’s topography, the Vilnius Calvary leads pilgrims through 35 stations over four miles of hills, valleys, and chapels.
German cardinal tells priests: Communion services cannot replace Sunday Mass
Posted on 04/2/2026 12:00 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The archbishop of Cologne in Germany used his chrism Mass homily to call priests back to offering the daily Eucharist and warn against replacing Sunday Mass with word services.
Irish soccer legend Roy Keane pays tribute to late mother and upbringing at funeral Mass
Posted on 04/2/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Speaking lovingly of his parents and his Catholic upbringing in Ireland, Keane paid tribute to his mother and the virtues he was raised with in Cork City, Ireland.
Catholics allege bias after public Islamic prayer praised, silent Christian prayer punished
Posted on 04/2/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Catholic activists have complained of “persecution” and “a clear bias against Christianity” in a controversy over public prayer in the U.K. following an outdoor Islamic prayer service in London.
European soccer body says Red Star fine was for profanity, not Orthodox icon
Posted on 04/1/2026 10:09 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
UEFA told EWTN News its fine on a Serbian soccer club was for offensive language, not a massive Orthodox Christian display — contradicting widespread reports the sanction targeted religious imagery.
Church and Spanish government sign protocol for compensating abuse victims
Posted on 03/31/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
After lengthy negotiations, the Church and the Spanish government established a system in order to compensate victims of abuse within the Catholic Church.
EU appoints McGuinness as special envoy for religious freedom after 16-month vacancy
Posted on 03/30/2026 07:30 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
EU bishops and lawmakers welcomed the appointment of veteran Irish politician Mairead McGuinness to lead the bloc’s global religious freedom diplomacy, a post left unfilled for more than a year.
Dialogue between Orthodox and Catholic churches could see opening, George Weigel says
Posted on 03/30/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
John Paul II’s biographer, George Weigel, said Pope Leo XIV could offer a meaningful olive branch to Orthodox churches as the war in Ukraine continues.
10 Catholic facts about Monaco: Billionaires, martyrs, and Europe’s last Catholic state
Posted on 03/28/2026 04:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Pope Leo XIV will make a historic one-day visit to the principality of Monaco on March 28. Here are 10 key things to know about the tiny nation and its enduring Catholic identity.