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EU data rules may allow erasure of baptismal records
Europe’s data protection rules may require the erasure of personal data from Catholic baptismal records when an individual requests it, a top European Union official said yesterday. Source: EWTN News.
Polish priest issues message of forgiveness after stabbing
Two days after surviving a knife attack that killed a fellow priest, Fr Adrian Mantykiewicz returned to the altar at the Benedictine sisters’ abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland, with a message focused on forgiveness. Source: OSV News.
Church leader shares ‘disappointment’ over parade
The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland said he is “deeply saddened” that people of a predominantly Catholic area in Northern Ireland are facing “tension, fear and uncertainty” after a contentious Protestant parade was given the green light. Source: The Tablet.
Twin anniversaries see new public interest in Spanish saint
Spanish Catholics have welcomed new public interest being shown in St John of the Cross, on the twin anniversary of his 1726 canonisation and proclamation as a doctor of the Church on August 24, 1926. Source: OSV News.
Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before Pope’s visit
All mosaics by disgraced priest Fr Marko Rupnik adorning the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes will be covered ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s September visit and will remain covered indefinitely, the local bishop announced. Source: OSV News.
Baptisms in Ireland fall by 30 per cent
New research has found that annual baptisms have fallen by 30 per cent over the past 10 years in Ireland. Source: Crux.
Cardinal returns to prison camp where he spent 18 years
At the age of 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni offered a public Mass at the former prison camp in Albania where he used to offer Mass in secret during his 18 years of sentenced forced labour. Source: OSV News.
Wildfires in Spain force monastery evacuation
Wildfires burning through central Spain forced a community of Augustinian sisters to evacuate their monastery as flames threatened the region. Source: Catholic Review.
Vandals deface statues, set fire to altar at Medjugorje shrine
Vandals desecrated two statues of Our Lady and set fire to the outdoor altar of St James Church at the Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday. Source: EWTN News.