Day of Democracy: Daems (Council of Europe), “strengthen links between citizens and institutions”

UK: Card. Nichols (primate) remembering Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. “He changed the perception of the Catholic Church in the country”

UK: 10th anniversary since Benedict XVI’s visit, online release of 23 speeches delivered by Pope, Queen Elizabeth and other religious leaders

Germany: General Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference. The effects of the pandemic on the life of the Church and the Synodal Path

Deadly wildfires on the West Coast. Churches are shelters for the displaced

The air is unbreathable, the sky is red, with ash-covered roofs and roads from the wildfires that burnt some 3…

Protests in Belarus. Msgr. Aliaksander Yasheuski (Mogilev): “Only dialogue will save us”

“The protests ongoing in Belarus are peaceful. They are not violent. The whole world is looking at us and admiring…

Bulgaria: death of Bishop Hristov of Nicopolis. Proykov (Bishops’ Conference), “he leaves a new generation of priests and parishes”

EU-Lebanon: an airlift with 30 tons of supplies. Lenarcic in Beirut, “the Lebanese population has the full support of the European Union”

Israel: new lockdown to begin September 18. Custos Patton: “Don’t be overcome by fear. Learn to live with the virus”

Full lockdown in Israel starting September 18, following a spike in new infections. The nationwide closure is set to last…

Card. Hollerich (COMECE): “All those words on European values were only lies”

The tragedy of Lesvos was at the heart of last week’s meeting between Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, COMECE president, and Pope…

UK: Brexit, Major and Blair hit out at Johnson. Tory rebellion against PM