Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

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.

After lengthy negotiations, the Church and the Spanish government established a system in order to compensate victims of abuse within the Catholic Church.

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.

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.

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.

The legend of St. Dévote is one of Monaco’s oldest traditions, sparking a deep devotion to the martyr and to the Catholic faith, shaping national life in the small city-state.

“When life hurts, what is truly human is to care, to accompany, and to sustain — not to kill,” Elena Postigo, a bioethics specialist said.

The Supreme Court of Finland has acquitted Päivi Räsänen over her 2019 Bible verse tweet and found her guilty of hate speech over a pamphlet she wrote more than 20 years ago.

In the case, several of the country’s bishops stated that “we are not dealing with a terminal illness but rather with deep wounds that cry out for attention, treatment, and hope.”

The case “exposes the failure of the euthanasia law. It facilitates suicide without the individual having received prior mental health treatment,” a legal representative said.