Category: Europe
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Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in country’s places of worship
By Solène Tadié Budapest, Hungary, Sep 4, 2024 / 07:00 am The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of September 2. The suspect, a multi-recidivist who has attempted to set fire to numerous places of worship in the past,…
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Irish teacher jailed for third time over transgender pronoun dispute
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 3, 2024 / 06:46 am An Irish teacher at the center of a transgender pronoun controversy was jailed for the third time on Monday after defying a court order to stay away from the school that dismissed him. The High Court in Dublin ordered Enoch Burke’s committal for contempt…
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St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 04:00 am As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” — the Miraculous Medal. “Even though a person be the worst sort, if only he agrees to wear the medal, give it…
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Vatican deplores Olympic ‘offense done to many Christians’
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2024 / 15:16 pm In response to the July 26 Paris Olympics opening ceremony that mocked the Last Supper — and after the French bishops and other Catholic and world leaders decried the display — the Vatican on Saturday issued a statement denouncing the scene. In a brief…
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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited…