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‘Joyful day’ as final piece of church’s central tower put in place
The final piece of the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been laid in place, bringing the church to its maximum final height 144 years after work began. Source: The Guardian.
France in shock over murder of young convert
The alleged murder at the hands of far-left activists of a young Frenchman who had converted to Catholicism has caused profound shock in France. Source: EWTN News.
Church leaders in Poland say report a ‘painful confession’
A newly released clerical sexual abuse report in Poland’s Sosnowiec Diocese is being described by investigators as a necessary step toward accountability, while Church leaders call it a painful but essential moment in rebuilding trust after years of scandals. Source: NCR Online.
Tourists out of the picture as VIPs view da Vinci masterpiece
Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is closed to the public for three-and-a-half days. Source: Crux.
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.