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St. Anthony of Padua considered ‘all the world as his home’
Posted on 06/13/2026 04:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
On June 13 the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, whose widespread popularity can be traced to his efforts at reaching out as a neighbor to all.
Father of euthanized 25-year-old Spanish woman speaks out as new bill aims to ‘fast track’ appeals
Posted on 06/12/2026 18:14 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The proposed legislation would fast-track euthanasia requests, effectively reducing the opportunities for appeals and extended legal challenges.
Blind girl tells Pope Leo XIV how she sees the Sagrada Familia’s tallest tower ‘with her heart’
Posted on 06/12/2026 17:44 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The young girl described to Pope Leo, through her sense of touch, how she perceives the Tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest at the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona.
Cardinal Koch: ‘Today there are more martyrs than in the early centuries of the Church’
Posted on 06/11/2026 16:13 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Speaking at a pilgrimage organized by Aid to the Church in Need in Switzerland, the prelate highlighted the witness of Christian martyrs across denominations.
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.