Europe

The monks of Norcia: Benedict’s sons return

From suppression under Napoleon to destruction by earthquake, the Benedictines of Norcia have rebuilt their monastic life through prayer, work and perseverance
Fr Dwight Longenecker

Catholic weddings in Ireland down by half in 10 years

New figures show a sharp decline in Catholic ceremonies alongside a rise in civil and alternative weddings
Ruadhan Jones

Has Europe’s emerging Right rediscovered faith?

A discreet gathering in Vienna reveals an intellectual Right reassessing secular assumptions and turning again to Christianity for answers
Thomas Colsy

Pope Leo XIV recognises Spanish martyrs killed in hatred of the faith

A new Vatican decree authorised by Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that 49 Spanish religious were killed in hatred of the faith during the Spanish Civil War
Thomas Colsy

Why politics alone can’t solve loneliness

A new report highlights the limits of policy and the deeper social and moral roots of loneliness in modern society
James Bundy

Pope Leo XIV marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

The Pope said Chernobyl remained a warning about the risks of increasingly powerful technologies
The Catholic Herald

Survey finds sharp rise in Catholic identity among young Spaniards

New research from Spain points to a striking increase in Catholic identity among younger adults alongside growing frustration with democratic life and adult prospects
Thomas Colsy

Swiss diocese says dog-host incident did not incur excommunication

The Diocese of Chur says three parishioners who gave consecrated hosts to their dogs acted improperly but did not incur the Church’s most severe canonical penalty
The Catholic Herald

Irish bishop says parents still value Catholic education

Bishop Tom Deenihan said criticism of Catholic schools as places of indoctrination was ill-informed and false
The Catholic Herald

Monks challenge Spanish government’s plans for Valle de Cuelgamuros

Benedictine monks have challenged plans to remake parts of the former Valle de los Caídos amid claims of ecclesiastical consent
The Catholic Herald