Church in Europe

Letters to Blessed John Henry Newman show his role as pastor, evangelist
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Sep 21, 2019
Thousands of documents relating to England’s 19th-century convert-cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman, are being released ahead of his Oct. 13 canonization, highlighting his role as a pastor and evangelist, said church experts.
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New Lithuanian cardinal, ‘strong internally,’ spent time in Soviet prison
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Sep 21, 2019
Lithuania’s new cardinal, a veteran of Soviet prisons and labor camps, counts on not being assigned “specific duties” following his elevation so he can continue serving his local church.
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New head of Polish Church’s child protection office wants focus on victims
- Church in Europe
- Sep 21, 2019
Although the Church in Poland has had procedures for preventing child abuse for years, these rules need to “flow through the Church’s veins,” according to the bishops’ new child protection point man.
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German ‘synodal way’ is rapid response to abuse scandal, conference says
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Sep 20, 2019
The bishops of Germany, reacting to an independent study of the extent of clerical sexual abuse in their country and its possible causes, chose to initiate a “synodal” process that was not a synod or a plenary council.
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Acquittal of Dutch doctor leaves euthanasia law unclear in dementia cases
- Church in Europe
- Sep 18, 2019
The Dutch doctor who performed euthanasia on a woman suffering from severe dementia, has been acquitted of murder. The court in The Hague ruled on Sept. 11 that the doctor hasn’t broken the Dutch euthanasia law.
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Polish prayer event brings together 60,000 Catholics ‘under the Cross’
- Church in Europe
- Sep 17, 2019
Over 60,000 people participated in the “Poland Under the Cross” prayer gathering organized by the Solo Dios Basta community and the Diocese of Włocławek in central Poland.
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