Thursday 18 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. Maria Anna Blondin

Europe

The desecration of Sacré-Coeur – fr

John Burger

No let-up in vandalism against European churches

FRENCH CHURCH

John Burger

French Knights of Columbus respond to attacks on churches

EUCHARIST

John Burger

String of attacks on French churches includes desecration of Eucharist

ADMONT LIBRARY

Marzena Devoud

The most beautiful monastic libraries in the world

GOOD,LUCK,GRAPES

V. M. Traverso

The unique ways European Catholics celebrate New Year’s Eve

CHRISTMAS MARKET

V. M. Traverso

A journey through Europe’s historic Christmas markets

SAINT GETREUS

V. M. Traverso

Holy bones: The bejeweled saintly relics of Germany

PITTSBURGH,SYNAGOGUE

J-P Mauro

Data reveals anti-Semitism on the rise in US and Europe

ATTIC CHURCH

V. M. Traverso

The secret Catholic chapel in the attic created in Reformation-era Amsterdam

PASSIONSSPIEL,OBERAMMERGAU

V. M. Traverso

This once-every-10-years Passion Play in Germany should be on your bucket list

US CATHOLICS

J-P Mauro

Study finds US adults more religious than Western Europeans

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J-P Mauro

Italian bishops accept majority of Eritrean migrants stranded in Sicily

HUNGER STONES

J-P Mauro

European drought reveals 15th-century message on river rocks

MONASTERY

V. M. Traverso

The French island inhabited exclusively by monks

MUSLIM,IMMIGRANTS,USA

Matthew Green

How should the West deal with Muslim countries and immigrants?

SWORD IN THE STONE

Daniel Esparza

The “Sword in the Stone” belonged not to King Arthur, but to an Italian saint

HERO SOS MEDITARENEE FRANCE REFUGEES © Patrick Bar

John Burger

Migrants drown off Libyan coast

CODEX AMIATINUS

J-P Mauro

The British Library traces the history of the world’s oldest Latin Bible

BAMBINO GESU HOSPITAL

J-P Mauro

Bambino Gesu hospital releases charter to protect the rights of terminally ill children

SAN MARINO

J-P Mauro

This republic was started by a saint 1700 years ago

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