Poland’s Catholic primate called anti-Semitism “a moral evil and a sin.”
Europe
U.K. cardinal to Catholic school teachers: Don’t embrace “gender ideology”
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster suggested that children would find their “greatest joy” by accepting their biological sex.
A Puritan visits Sagrada Família
Gaudí perfectly provokes us Puritans.
German bishops prepare Communion rules for mixed-denomination marriages
The bishops deem it possible in certain cases to allow the Eucharist to be given to a non-Catholic spouse in a mixed-denomination marriage.
In France, Caritas helps asylum seekers sleeping in Calais woods
This is the last leg of a journey that started in Eritrea, Afghanistan or Iraq.
Rome Colosseum bathed in red in honor of modern martyrs
The Colosseum has long been a symbol of the persecution of early Christians.
Oxfam scandal provokes U.K. political debate on overseas aid
Recent allegations about one of the United Kingdom’s biggest and best-known charities has driven increased demands from some quarters that overseas aid be reduced, if not abolished completely.
Nun’s recovery recognized as 70th official miraculous healing at Lourdes
In November 2016, the International Medical Committee of Lourdes confirmed the nun’s “unexplained healing, in the current state of scientific knowledge.”
St. James and the road of life
A pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago has historically been many things, including, in the Middle Ages, a penance for one’s sins. Last year, 277,915 athletes, bikers, families and friends made the Way of St. James a challenge, vacation or spiritual experience.
British lawyer says no buffer zones needed around abortion clinics
Local councils in London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Manchester are considering establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics.
