Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service
New research details Catholic inmates at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish researcher has published the first study of religious practices among Christian prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau, as the 75th anniversary of...
As Dutch parishes close, some Catholics just quit going to church
OXFORD, England — A Dutch Catholic newspaper warned churches will continue to close in the Netherlands, where half of all Catholic parishes have already...
Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival
WARSAW, Poland — Senior Vatican representatives joined the first officially approved church festival at Medjugorje, three months after Catholic pilgrimages to the site in...
Martyred Romanian bishops symbolize church’s ‘resurrection from darkness’
WARSAW, Poland — A Romanian cardinal incarcerated for 18 years after refusing to abandon his church and a bishop thrown in an unmarked grave...
Polish cardinal, St. John Paul’s aide, defends pontiff’s record on abuse
WARSAW, Poland — A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope’s handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy...
European Catholic justice and peace groups urge action to protect rights
OXFORD, England — Catholic justice and peace commissions have called for greater attention to social justice across the European Union, urging political leaders to...
Polish Catholic church releases first report on clerical sex abuse
WARSAW, Poland — A top Polish Catholic leader, named the first bishops' conference delegate for child protection, welcomed a church report on sexual abuse...
Polish church unveils integration policy for migrant Catholics
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's Catholic bishops said they no longer have enough clergy to minister to Poles living abroad and urged emigrant Catholics to...
Russian Catholic leaders pledge to work with Putin after election win
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WARSAW, Poland -- Russia's minority Catholic Church has pledged to help build a civil society after the nation's March 18 election and...
Jewish leader: Polish church should speak out as anti-Semitism rises
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's leading Jewish philosopher urged the Catholic Church to condemn a wave of anti-Jewish feeling, sparked by a new law on...