Europe

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A rainbow Pride flag raised among marchers at a Christopher Street Day event

German LGBT+ Catholic groups criticize Bishop Oster over sermon questioning Pride events

Luke Alonso|September 3, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock

Pope Leo XIV accepts early resignation of Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers of Dresden-Meissen

Almudena Buenadicha|September 3, 2026

Migrants carrying their belongings

German bishops' liaison says AfD cannot call itself a Christian party

Laura Claveria|September 2, 2026

Cardinal Raymond Burke holding a rosary

Cardinal Burke to celebrate Mass and lead international rosary in central Amsterdam

Almudena Rodrigo|September 2, 2026

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France, site of Pope Leo XIV's September visit

More than 100,000 pilgrims have registered for Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lourdes

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 25, 2026

A classroom setting illustrating the dispute over the Archdiocese of Hamburg's sexuality curriculum

Vatican tells Hamburg parents its teaching on sexuality is unchanged

Joseph Garcia|August 21, 2026

Tall statue of the Virgin Mary with arms open, standing on a pedestal above fields in Konotopie, Poland

Bishop Krzysztof Wetkowski Blesses Europe's Tallest Marian Statue in Polish Village

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 17, 2026