Europe

The Church in Europe outside Spain.

Exterior of the Benedictine monastery in Jarosław, southeastern Poland

Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish Benedictine monastery

Joseph Garcia|September 24, 2026

The facade and towers of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris

Notre-Dame bells to ring for seven minutes to welcome Pope Leo XIV

Almudena Buenadicha|September 24, 2026

Archbishop Giuseppe Baturi of Cagliari speaking with a group of young people

Archbishop Baturi warns of 'mute suffering' among young people after Rome school stabbing

Almudena Rodrigo|September 24, 2026

Pope Leo XIV ahead of his four-day visit to France

Pope Leo XIV to begin four-day visit to France with more than a million expected

Luke Alonso|September 23, 2026

Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp

Antwerp bishop begins training married men for ordination as priests in 2028

Luke Alonso|September 21, 2026

A cardinal holds up the vials containing the liquefied blood of St. Januarius before the congregation in Naples Cathedral

Blood of St. Januarius liquefies again in Naples as cardinal calls for peace

Jane Morales|September 20, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting a crowd of the faithful

All 80,000 places for Pope Leo XIV's youth vigil at the Stade de France taken in under an hour

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 18, 2026

The Arc de Triomphe at the Place Charles-de-Gaulle in Paris, seen from one of the avenues that meet at the square

Paris archdiocese opens new areas for papal Mass after 600,000 sign up

Almudena Rodrigo|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock, raising his hand in greeting

Pope Leo XIV to meet Paris charities that work with vulnerable people

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock greeting officials, with the French national flag in the background

Vatican rejects French protocol requests ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 16, 2026

Seminarians at the Grand Séminaire francophone de Belgique in Namur

Namur seminary opens academic year with nine diocesan seminarians among 42 enrolled

Almudena Buenadicha|September 15, 2026

Promotional artwork for "Pour que le monde ait la vie," the official song of Pope Leo XIV's visit to France

Song for Pope Leo XIV's visit to France will raise funds for Pontifical Mission Societies

Almudena Buenadicha|September 11, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock greeting a crowd, with French flags visible among the people

France prepares for Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit amid 'great thirst for spirituality'

Laura Claveria|September 9, 2026

Water being poured over a child's head at a baptismal font during a baptism

European bishops say EU data law cannot force deletion of baptismal records

Luke Alonso|September 8, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock and zucchetto during an audience

Dutch auxiliary bishop asks Pope Leo XIV whether synodality has strengthened the faith

Almudena Buenadicha|September 7, 2026

Hands folded in prayer

Wilmer, head of the German bishops, calls for reconciliation at Dresden service

Almudena Rodrigo|September 7, 2026

Archbishop Georg Gänswein in episcopal dress during his service as nuncio

Gänswein, former secretary to Benedict XVI, could be named nuncio to France

Luke Alonso|September 7, 2026

A German church building beside a tax form, illustrating the debate over church funding in Germany

AfD challenges church funding in Germany after 44 percent win in Saxony-Anhalt

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 7, 2026

The Holy Tunic of Argenteuil on display in the Basilica of Saint-Denys in Argenteuil, France

Pope Leo XIV to see the Holy Tunic at vigil with 80,000 young people in France

Almudena Rodrigo|September 4, 2026

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes, France, with a large banner bearing the image of Pope Leo XIV ahead of his visit

Lourdes prepares for first papal visit in 18 years with hotels fully booked

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 4, 2026