Europe

Ireland’s unrest and the limits of liberal consensus

As demonstrations multiply across Ireland and the West, a Catholic perspective points to a crisis of meaning beneath the surface of public anger
Ruadhan Jones

EU says LGBT child-protection law breaches bloc’s values

A landmark ruling against Hungary’s 2021 child-protection law has sharpened the dispute between Brussels and Budapest over who defines Europe’s moral and legal limits
The Catholic Herald

Dutch lawmakers consider bill allowing embryos from same-sex couples

Critics say a Dutch bill widening embryo research would mark a serious moral shift by allowing human embryos to be created for experimentation
The Catholic Herald

Canary Islands bishops plead for help as migrant crisis deepens

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s June visit, the bishops of the Canary Islands have issued a stark appeal over the human cost of migration from Africa
The Catholic Herald

Dublin archdiocese to trial new parish funding model

A year-long pilot in three parish partnerships will test a new approach to parish funding as Dublin continues its wider programme of reform
The Catholic Herald

New Christian-inspired think tank sharpens debate on French Right

A new Bolloré-backed think tank is attracting attention in France as arguments over immigration, spending and culture gather pace before 2027
Thomas Colsy

How St George became England’s patron saint

Long before modern arguments about identity, St George had already been claimed by England as a saint whose witness stood above blood, region and politics
Andrew Cusack

German cardinal moves to normalise same-sex blessings

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has instructed clergy in Munich to follow a new pastoral framework for blessing same-sex couples
Thomas Colsy

Survey shows Irish parents back Catholic schools

The latest Irish consultation on school patronage has reopened the divestment debate, but it also raises harder questions about the future character of Catholic education
Ruadhan Jones

Pope Leo urges African youth to resist emigration

Pope Leo XIV has urged Africa’s young people to stay and serve their own countries
The Catholic Herald