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Watchdog reports alarming rise in Christian persecution in Europe
A European watchdog has warned of serious anti-Christian violence in Europe and called on governments to protect converts from Islam in particular. Source: CNA.
Notre Dame Cathedral strikes gold with donation of Olympic bell
The bronze bell used for track and field competitions during the Paris Olympic Games will ring during every Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral when it reopens in December. Source: NCR Online.
Priest in Ireland survives stabbing by teenage boy
A priest was stabbed outside an army barracks in Galway, in an attack that has rocked the traditionally Catholic nation. Source: Crux.
Scottish Parliament to debate third assisted dying bill
The Scottish Parliament is consulting on a new bill to legalise euthanasia in the country for terminally ill and mentally competent adults. Source: Vatican News.
Lourdes baths reopen as 30,000 expected for Assumption pilgrimage
The baths at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France have fully reopened this week for the first time in four years for France’s national pilgrimage for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Source: CNA.
Paris mayor launches scathing attack on Church, far-right over opening ceremony
The mayor of Paris has launched an extraordinary attack on religious leaders and politicians who voiced their outrage at the Olympic opening ceremony. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Priest in Austria arrested for producing crystal meth in church rectory
A Catholic priest in Austria has confessed to producing crystal meth in his parish presbytery. Source: CNA.
Priest calls on Pope to denounce bullfighting
A British priest has appeared in an advertisement for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals UK, denouncing bullfighting and calling on Pope Francis to condemn the sport. Source: CNA.
Northern Ireland bishops call for abolition of cap on child benefits
The bishops of Northern Ireland have sharply criticised the outgoing British Government for maintaining the two-child benefits cap and called for its abolition in the next Parliament. Source: The Tablet.