Europe

OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Following the example of a group of British cultural icons, a group of American “Catholics and non-Catholics” and prominent cultural and intellectual personalities asked Pope …

MADRID (OSV News) — Spanish bishops celebrated the success of the country’s soccer team July 14 as the iconic players won their record fourth European Championship title by handing England …

PARIS (OSV News) — The capital of France’s Normandy region held its breath on July 11 as reports and social media pictures spread that the Rouen Cathedral’s spire was on …

(OSV News) — Spain’s Archdiocese of Burgos said it is “studying the best way to evict the ex-religious women” after rebel nuns and their superior were excommunicated for rejecting the …

(OSV News) — The heroic work and witness of the Eastern churches in some of the world’s most conflict-ridden regions was highlighted at the annual Catholic Media Conference held in …

PARIS (OSV News) — Political life in France has been in turmoil since the far right’s exceptional score in the European elections June 9. President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that same …

(OSV News)– Two disappeared Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized by Russian forces from their church in Berdyansk in November 2022 have been released after months of captivity, according to Ukraine …

PARIS (OSV News) — “La nuit des églises” has become a must-go-to event in recent years for many French Catholics and those wanting to experience the beauty of the country’s …

(OSV News) — Catholic Church representatives have welcomed a ruling by Europe’s top human rights court that countries have no obligation to allow physician-assisted suicide. However, they also voiced concern …

(OSV News) — As the outcome of elections to the European Parliament became known, Catholic Church leaders voiced concern at the apparent loss of enthusiasm for European unity and the …