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Salvini, with a rosary at a rally

Analysis: Salvini and the Italian Church: who’s using who?

Dublin archbishop Diarmuid Martin hits out again at government over 'failures' in healthcare system

Dublin archbishop hits out again at government over “failures” in healthcare system

Pope Francis' message for Lent 2020

In message for Lent, Pope hits out at “idolatry” of “unbridled thirst for profit”, appeals for “more just and inclusive” economy

EU migration and asylum pact - Church, civil society groups urge 'fair, sustainable and humane' solutions

EU migration and asylum pact: Church, civil society groups urge “fair, sustainable and humane” solutions

The German Churches christen their new refugee rescue ship

“When people drown, we have to help”: German Churches christen Med refugee rescue ship

Poverty and inquality in Europe

Church charity Caritas denounces bureaucracy, legal barriers to basic services increasing poverty, inequality in Europe

'Solidarity, subsidiarity, cooperation' - COMECE bishops back EU plan to beat cancer

“Solidarity, subsidiarity, cooperation”: COMECE bishops back EU plan to beat cancer

'Green deal' for Europe

Catholic aid org CIDSE calls on EU “to make ‘Green Deal’ work” for partner countries, climate, biodiversity

Holy controversy over proposal to mention God in Russia's Constitution

Holy controversy over proposal to mention God in Russia’s Constitution… even communists agree?

Mother and child refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, 2015

Three cardinals urge EU governments, bishops’ conferences to take in refugees “stuck indefinitely” on Greek islands

Polish archbishop Stanisław Gądecki flips out over 'evil' gender equality Charter for local public life

Polish archbishop lashes out at “evil” gender equality charter for local public life

In Dresden, Churches stand up to far-right

Churches stand up to far-right in Dresden: “We need peacemakers, not pyromaniacs”

Catholic Archbishop of Athens Greece is determined to break the shackles of the economic and financial crisis

Catholic Archbishop of Athens: “Greece is determined to break the shackles of the economic and financial crisis”

Turkey charges Syriac Orthodox monk as 'terrorist supporter'

Turkey charges Syriac Orthodox monk as “terrorist supporter”

German bishop Gregor Maria Hanke (Eichstätt) decries - 'We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries'

German bishop decries: “We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries”

An AfD supporter in Berlin

Münster diocese bans far-right AfD members from Church leadership roles

Ultraconservative Polish Catholics draft 'discipline and punish' law to rein in 'liberal, leftist' academics

Ultraconservative Polish Catholics draft “discipline and punish” law to rein in “liberal, leftist” universities

'Querida Amazonía', the Pope's post-Amazon Synod exhortation

‘Querida Amazonía’: 7 of the Pope’s most powerful political statements, beyond the Church debates

Turkey - 'Christians are losing everything they own'

Turkey: “Christians are losing everything they own”

Metropolitan Epifaniy, the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

One-third of Ukrainians say they belong to Church independent of Moscow

World Day of the Sick - Bishops push new Irish government to ensure quality healthcare for all

World Day of the Sick: Bishops push new Irish government to ensure quality healthcare for all

Moscow Patriarch Kirill suggests adding God to Russian Constitution

Debate served as Moscow Patriarch suggests adding God to Russian Constitution

German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

“Urgently needed, lives are in danger”: German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

Populists play off John Paul II against Francis, Europe

In Rome conference, populists, conservatives play off John Paul II against Francis, Europe

Albania bishop George Frendo

Albania archbishop lobbies in Brussels for EU accession: “My country has much to offer”

European countries, others join Trump's 'International Religious Freedom Alliance'

European countries, others join Trump’s “International Religious Freedom Alliance”

EU Bishops establish 'dialogue' with EU Court of Justice

EU Bishops establish “dialogue” with Court of Justice on non-discrimination, family law, Church-State relations

Ukraine president asks Pope for help freeing political prisoners in Crimea, Donbas and Russia

Ukraine president asks Pope for help freeing political prisoners in Crimea, Donbass, Russia

Interfaith Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity bearing fruit in Croatia

Interfaith Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity bears fruit in Croatia

Armagh archbishop Eamon Martin says 'slowly but surely' on Irish reunification poll plans

Armagh archbishop says slowly but surely on Irish reunification poll