Category: Europe
Russian bishops defend right to speak
OXFORD (CNS): Jesuit Father Stephan Lipke, secretary-general of the Russian Bishops’ Conference defended the Church’s…
Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials
VALLADOLID (CNS): “Many towns are being pressured to get rid of public crosses, which local…
Burqa ban violates religious freedom Swiss religious leaders warn
OXFORD (CNS): The Catholic Church in Switzerland joined other religious groups in opposing a proposed…
Invest in the poor and the suffering not nuclear weapons UK bishops urge
MANCHESTER (CNS): The United Kingdom (UK) should “forsake” its nuclear arsenal and spend the money…
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop of Minsk
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk, Belarus, who…
