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Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognise apparitions
The Vatican’s doctrinal office has granted a nihil obstat to a Marian devotion related to alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Slovakia. Source: CNA.
Notre Dame has had six million visitors in six months
More than six million people have visited Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris since it reopened to visitors in December, five years after it was partially destroyed by fire. Source: Vatican News.
Ireland reconsecrated to the Sacred Heart on feast of Corpus Christi
Ireland was reconsecrated to the Sacred Heart on Sunday in the town of Knock on the feast of Corpus Christi. Source: CNA.
Irish bishop warns of ‘silent suffering’ caused by alcohol and drug abuse
An Irish bishop has warned of an “epidemic of silent suffering” caused by the large number of people affected by alcohol and drug abuse. Source: The Tablet.
Bishops offer prayers as Austria mourns victims of high school shooting
After one of the worst shooting rampages in Austria’s history, the European country has been “shattered,” with bishops offering prayers and support to victims’ families. Source: OSV News.
French parliament passes assisted dying bill, but hurdles remain
The French National Assembly passed a bill to legalise euthanasia in its first reading by a wide majority, crossing a crucial line toward loosening its end-of-life law. Source: The Tablet.
Mixed reaction to public display of Spanish saint’s remains
The first public display in more than a century of the corpse of Spain’s beloved saint who died 440 years ago has split opinion, with some inspired and deeply moved, while others see it as macabre voyeurism. Source: Catholic Herald.
French religious leaders warn against assisted dying
French religious leaders issued a joint warning to the country’s National Assembly, arguing that a euthanasia bill due to be voted on soon is an “anthropological rupture” that must be avoided. Source: The Tablet.
Attitudes towards Church in Ireland ‘deeply divided’
A new study says attitudes towards the Church in Ireland are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country. Source: Crux.