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Finland’s only Catholic bishop appeals for help for his ‘booming’ Church
Posted on 12/4/2025 11:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in Finland, speaks with CNA in Houston in November 2025 on a fundraising trip for his “mission” Church. / Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA
Houston, Texas, Dec 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola has been traveling in the U.S. with Father Jean Claude Kabeza to raise funds to support the Finnish Church, which has seen explosive growth.
Bishop Simon Kulli, witness to the faith in post-communist Albania, dies at 52
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:51 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, Albania. / Credit: ACN
ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 18:51 pm (CNA).
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced the sudden death of Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë in northern Albania at the age of 52.
European Union imposes recognition of ‘homosexual marriage’ on all member states
Posted on 12/3/2025 13:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual marriages” contracted in another country.
Police suspect Croatian nun stabbed herself, falsely reported attack
Posted on 12/2/2025 18:33 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The cathedral in Zagreb, Croatia. / Credit: Fogcatcher/Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 2, 2025 / 13:33 pm (CNA).
Police in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb suspect that a nun stabbed herself and then falsely reported that she had been attacked, according to a police report.
Faceless Nativity scene on Brussels’ Grand Place sparks international controversy
Posted on 12/2/2025 15:08 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Brussels, Belgium, Dec 2, 2025 / 10:08 am (CNA).
Faceless cloth Nativity figures on Brussels’ Grand Place have sparked international debate over Christian tradition versus inclusive art.
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.