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Record number of adult baptisms in France shows surge among youth
The French Catholic Church will welcome more than 10,384 adult converts at Easter baptisms this year, marking a 45% increase... Read more
Gothic Revival cathedral in Nottingham to shine again with historic grant
Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund... Read more
Experts meet in Budapest to discuss existential crisis affecting the family in the West
The “Family Formation and the Future” conference hosted by the Danube Institute in Budapest, Hungary, April 1-2 focused on the... Read more
New evangelization program aims to awaken dormant faith
The center proposes a “re-evangelization” aimed particularly at those who, despite having faith, have not experienced “a living and personal... Read more
Catholic medical group: ‘Impossible’ to ensure safeguards with UK assisted suicide bill
The bill would “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with... Read more
Catholics now outnumber Anglicans among Gen Z in the UK, study suggests
A report from the Bible Society, a U.K. charity that translates and distributes the Bible, found that the practice of... Read more
Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections
Stella Maris, a U.K.-based Catholic seafarers ministry, is calling on regulatory authorities to push for better labor conditions for workers... Read more
German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week. Read more
Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project
The 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the world’s tallest, will remain standing. Read more
Pope appoints Bishop John Sherrington as new Liverpool archbishop in England
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington, an auxiliary of Westminster known for his work on moral issues, as the... Read more
Woman convicted for silently holding sign outside UK abortion clinic
The case provides further evidence of an erosion of freedom of expression in the United Kingdom, which has recently become... Read more
Cardinal Aveline elected president of French bishops’ conference
The 66-year-old cardinal from Marseille will take over leadership of the French episcopate in July as the Church continues implementing... Read more
Spanish priest’s new book takes critical look at transhumanism
In a new book titled “Integral Transhumanism,” Spanish priest Ricardo Mejía Fernández examines the transhumanist movement. Read more
Report: Attacks on Catholics increasingly common and tolerated in Europe and Latin America
Attacks against Christians, especially Catholics, are on the rise in both Europe and Latin America, according to various reports from... Read more
UK bishops’ conference president speaks out against ‘deeply flawed’ assisted suicide bill
Cardinal Vincent Nichols appealed in an April 1 pastoral letter to U.K. Catholics to contact their representatives and express their... Read more
What St. Teresa of Ávila would have looked like
A scientific reconstruction of what would have been the face of St. Teresa of Avila at age 50 was presented... Read more
After Lourdes’ decision on Rupnik art, Fátima shrine not planning to remove mosaics
The Fátima shrine in Portugal will not be taking down its Rupnik mosaic installation but has stopped using the image... Read more
![“Today we run the risk that our organizations, so dependent on the welfare state ... could be easily confused with a very bureaucratic NGO [nongovernmental organization],” said Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference.](jpg/arguello.april.2025a922.jpg)
Secularization: Being born in Spain no longer means you’re Catholic, archbishop says
Archbishop Luis Argüello opened the Spanish Bishops’ Conference’s 127th plenary assembly this week with a deep analysis of Spain’s growing... Read more
Lourdes bishop covers Rupnik mosaics on doors to Basilica of the Rosary
Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes called the decision a “second step” after his initial decision in July 2024... Read more
Cardinal’s role in effort to ‘resignify’ Franco era war monument sparks controversy
Cardinal José Cobo is defending his role as an interlocutor between the Vatican and the Spanish government in the process... Read more
