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Austrian nuns who escaped nursing home reject compromise offer
Posted on 12/2/2025 14:14 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Three Augustinian nuns (pictured on Sept. 16, 2025) fled their nursing home and returned to their convent in Austria. / Credit: Courtesy of Nonnen_Goldenstein
EWTN News, Dec 2, 2025 / 09:14 am (CNA).
Three Austrian nuns have rejected a compromise to remain at Goldenstein Monastery, escalating a yearslong dispute that now goes to Rome.
Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey
Posted on 11/29/2025 13:30 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The flights for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News
Rome Newsroom, Nov 29, 2025 / 08:30 am (CNA).
Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.
How Knock Shrine led a priest to build a successful airport
Posted on 11/29/2025 11:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Ireland West Airport in Knock, Ireland. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Ireand West Airport Knock
Dublin, Ireland, Nov 29, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Monsignor James Horan’s ambitious airport project is still transforming the west of Ireland 40 years later.
Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says
Posted on 11/26/2025 15:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Interior of the Church of Jesus and Mary in Rome, Italy / Credit: Mentnafunangann / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA).
At a Mass marking 25 years since the Holy See signed a foundational agreement with Slovakia, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch praised the “rich history” of Catholic peoples in Central Europe.
Caritas Ukraine leads efforts to reintegrate children taken by Russia in war
Posted on 11/26/2025 11:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian children who were welcomed by Caritas Italy during the summer on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
At the forefront of the work of repatriation and recovery of Ukrainian children swept up in the country’s war with Russia is Caritas Ukraine.
Slovenia rejects euthanasia law in referendum, freezes issue for at least a year
Posted on 11/26/2025 10:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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EWTN News, Nov 26, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Slovenia rejected euthanasia legislation in a Nov. 23 referendum, with 53% voting against the law backed by Catholic bishops and civil groups.
Prince Albert II blocks bill expanding abortion law in defense of Monaco’s Catholic identity
Posted on 11/25/2025 22:01 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2025. / Credit: VALERY HACHE/Getty Images
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 17:01 pm (CNA).
Prince Albert II of Monaco has announced that he will not sign into law a bill that aims to relax the conditions for accessing abortion in the European microstate.
3 German bishops oppose school guide on ‘diversity of sexual identities’
Posted on 11/24/2025 21:08 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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EWTN News, Nov 24, 2025 / 16:08 pm (CNA).
Published on Oct. 30, the document is intended to serve as an orientation aid for Catholic and other schools in Germany.
Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in a turbulent 1925
Posted on 11/23/2025 09:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The Chapel of Christ the King at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. / Credit: Courtesy of Christendom College
Dublin, Ireland, Nov 23, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today it is celebrated on the final Sunday before Advent.
The laywoman whose mission helped lead to the feast of Christ the King
Posted on 11/22/2025 18:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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Dublin, Ireland, Nov 22, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
How Marthe de Noaillat championed Christ’s kingship against all odds.