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Cardinal Parolin meets Danish king amid Greenland tensions
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin concluded a two-day visit to Denmark with a meeting with the country’s king and foreign minister as tensions between Europe and the United States still loom. Source: NCR Online.
Pope sends prayers for victims of Spain train crash
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for the victims and his “heartfelt condolences” to the families of those affected by a train collision in southern Spain on Sunday, which caused at least 39 deaths and dozens of injuries. Source: Vatican News.
Greenlanders reject US plan, island’s only Catholic priest says
The Trump Administration‘s plans to acquire Greenland for the United States – either through purchase from Denmark or by military means– are being met with concern and “a quiet strength” by residents, says the Arctic island’s only Catholic parish priest. Source: OSV News.
Court cites papal documents in banning communist party
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has unanimously ruled that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP), founded in 2002, is incompatible with the nation’s 1997 constitution, citing papal encyclicals condemning communism. Source: CNA.
Police suspect Croatian nun who reported being attacked stabbed herself
Police in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb suspect that a nun stabbed herself and then falsely reported that she had been attacked. Source: CNA.
Slovenian voters reject proposed law in referendum
Slovenian voters have rejected a proposed euthanasia law in a referendum, blocking legislation that would have allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives. Source: CNA.
Prince Albert blocks bill to legalise abortion in Monaco
Prince Albert II of Monaco is refusing to sign a bill that would have legalised abortion in his Catholic country. Source: The Catholic Herald.
Germans fear terrorist attack at a Christmas market
Christmas markets, long considered the lively heart of Advent in Germany, are facing new uncertainty this year as towns grapple with tighter security rules and rising public anxiety. Source: Catholic Register.
Dublin gets its ‘first’ cathedral in 500 years
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city’s official Catholic Cathedral, upgrading its status from temporary to permanent and making it the first cathedral in the capital for 500 years. Source: RTE.