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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

Church in Europe

The Spanish flag flies during a memorial for coronavirus (COVID-19) victims in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Cardinal says Pope Leo visiting Spain next year is likely

Dec 24
Fionn Shiner

A visitor takes a photo of Rome's Trevi Fountain on Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist fee

Dec 20
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Ancient Roman finds backing to the 2nd century BC are on display in the 'Colosseo' new subway station, designed as a museum to showcase the archaeological finds uncovered during its construction, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Rome opens long-awaited Colosseum subway station, with displays of unearthed artifacts

Dec 17
David Biller,
Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Brussels on March 23, 2023. (Credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP.)

Spanish government clashes publicly with Church hierarchy

Dec 16
Fionn Shiner

Basque criminal court acquits pro-lifers praying outside abortion clinic

Dec 12
Fionn Shiner

EU bishops condemn court ruling on same-sex unions

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Leo XIV wave to journalists during their meeting in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo for the third time

Dec 9
Paolo Santalucia,
Illia Novikov, Associated Press

A Nativity scene containing characters with cloth faces, by Belgian artist Victoria-Maria Geyer, is displayed in a white tent in Brussels, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Sylvain Plazy/AP.)

A controversial infant Jesus is stolen from a Belgian Nativity scene

Dec 2
Sylvain Plazy,
Associated Press

Auction officer Jean-Pierre Osenat gestures as the long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was sold at auction for 2,3 million euros or $2.66 million in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

Dec 1
Associated Press

A worker prepares a handmade Christmas bauble at GlitterLab in Czestochowa, Poland on Nov. 21, 2025. (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP.)

The Polish ‘magicians of glass’ who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide

Nov 30
Radal Niedzielski,
Associated Press

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Category: Church in Europe | Crux

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

Dec 25
Danica Kirka,
Associated Press

3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

Dec 25
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Pope offers Christmas blessing urging responsibility for violence, injustice

Dec 25
Elise Ann Allen

On Christmas, pope makes appeal for Gaza and displaced people

Dec 25
Elise Ann Allen