Arnaud Spilioti

Catholic bishops in Europe support an expansion of the European Union

TheCommission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) reiterates support for EU expansion, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of its growth from 15 to 25 members,reflecting the vision of the EU's founding fathers.

April 30th, 2024 at 05:00 am (Europe\Rome)

St. John the Baptist Church, in Sushi, before its destruction (Yerevantsi/CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh fear their religious heritage is in peril

As Armenians remember the 1915 genocide on April 24, many are concerned about their heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh. Since Azerbaijan's invasion in September 2023, the destruction of religious monuments has escalated.

April 24th, 2024 at 08:08 am (Europe\Rome)

Pope Francis with some parish priests at St. Henry Parish in Casal Monastero, Rome, April 5, 2024. (Photo by IPA Agency/Maxppp)

Synod office holds international meeting at the Vatican for parish priests

Interview with one of the 300 men who has been invited to attend a gathering aimed at getting parish priests more actively involved in implementing synodality at all levels of the Church.

April 18th, 2024 at 10:00 am (Europe\Rome)

Jerome Lejeune, 10 July 2013. (Photo by Denis-Soto / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

When will the man who discovered Down Syndrome be made a saint?

It’s now been 30 years since the death of Jérôme Lejeune, the French doctor who identified the genetic cause of Down Syndrome and who Pope Francis has put on the road to sainthood.

April 4th, 2024 at 10:00 am (Europe\Rome)

Third Sunday of Great Lent in Mönchengladbach, Orthodox parish of Anthony the Great, 31 March 2019. (Photo by Velopilger / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

The Orthodox Great Lent: A rigorous spiritual journey

On March 18, Orthodox Christians embarked on the Great Lent, a period of preparation for Easter, which this year falls on May 5 according to the Julian calendar.

April 1st, 2024 at 05:00 am (Europe\Rome)