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Hostility towards Christian values is growing in European Institutions, Polish politician and philosopher says

August 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Budapest, Hungary, Aug 5, 2022 / 01:04 am (CNA).
The European Commission’s 2022 Rule of Law report has once again singled out Poland and Hungary, accusing both countries of not addre… […]

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Report: EU commission proposes sanctions against Patriarch Kirill

May 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. / Ververidis Vasilis via www.shutterstock.com

Brussels, Belgium, May 4, 2022 / 03:22 am (CNA).
The European Commission has reportedly proposed sanctions against the head of the Ru… […]

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Pope Francis: EU commission guide discouraging word ‘Christmas’ was an anachronism

December 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference on the journey from Athens to Rome, Dec. 6, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Rome, Italy, Dec 6, 2021 / 08:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Monday that a withdrawn document discouraging European C… […]

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EU Catholic bishops lament ‘anti-religious bias’ in guide discouraging word ‘Christmas’

December 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., pictured at the Vatican on Oct. 10, 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Brussels, Belgium, Dec 1, 2021 / 03:05 am (CNA).
Europe’s Catholic bishops said on Tuesday that a withdrawn document discouraging European Comm… […]

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Vatican cardinal criticizes advice to avoid word ‘Christmas’ in EU commission communications guide

November 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks in a Vatican News interview published Nov. 30, 2021. / Screenshot from Vatican News – Italiano YouTube channel.

Vatican City, Nov 30, 2021 / 06:22 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s Secretary of State on Tuesday criticized a… […]

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Could Hungary find an unexpected ally in the Holy See?

July 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 8

The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest. / Andrew Shiva/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, Jul 10, 2021 / 02:00 am (CNA).
Under fire for a new law touching on homosexuality and threatened with sanctions by the European Commission, Hun… […]

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Pope Francis meets European Commission president at the Vatican

May 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis receives European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a private audience, May 22, 2021. / Vatican Media.

CNA Staff, May 22, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in … […]

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