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‘Death with dignity’ is a siren call: It leads to disaster

Category: Church in Europe | Crux

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French Senate rejects assisted suicide bill for third time

Jul 8
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute at the cemetery and on little Joussef's grave, in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to an island that has become a symbol of the risks faced by migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.(Credit: Pool Photo/Ciro Fusco, Via AP.)

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

Jul 4
Nicole Winfield,
Andrea Rosa

Schismatic Spanish nuns could get 12 years for mistreatment of elderly sisters

Jul 2
Fionn Shiner

Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

Assisted suicide bill clears lower house for third time in France

Jul 1
Fionn Shiner

Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland

Jul 1
Jamey Keaten,
Nicole Winfield

Vatican-sponsored conference fosters dialogue with Indian religious traditions

Jun 30
Nirmala Carvalho

Vatican says “No” to German bishops’ request for lay homilies

Jun 23
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Interim report on investigation into abuse allegations against prominent postwar German cardinal expected Thursday

Jun 23
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French parliament debates assisted suicide for the third time

Jun 22
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV is greeted as he arrives at Pavia, northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Credit: Luca Bruno/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith during prayer before remains of St. Augustine

Jun 20
Nicole Winfield,
Brian Hendrie

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