By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — With a number of countries in Europe slowly easing restrictions as part of a long-term strategy for containing the spread of the coronavirus, churches, too, are seeing changes in what is or will be allowed. Where possible, for example, in Italy, protocols were the result of government […]
Across Europe, churches offer empty facilities
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England (CNS) — Catholic dioceses and religious orders across Europe are offering to turn church facilities into spaces needed for health care or housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Church leaders throughout Europe have been struggling to maintain Catholic religious devotions during enforced national lockdowns against the coronavirus, but […]
Brexit vote: Europe church leaders concerned unity may be fractured
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England — European Catholic leaders expressed concern that the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union threatened unity across the continent, but they also cautioned the EU bloc to rethink its values and priorities. The concerns arose after voters decided June 23 to exit the […]