A Swiss diocese of St. Gallen official document encourages its faithful to work toward the election of a woman pope. This is not a marginal opinion: it is a frontal contradiction with the definitive pontifical teaching of 1994.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
The European Commission received an official delegation from the Taliban government in Kabul to discuss the repatriation of Afghan migrants. A move that implicitly legitimizes a regime under which Afghan Christians directly suffer persecution.
Jun 23, 2026 10 2
On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom left the European Union. Ten years later, a majority of Britons regret this choice, Brussels displays its goodwill, but the conditions for a return are exactly what the "Leave" campaign had rejected. The lasting divorce sheds light on the deep fractures within the European project.
Jun 23, 2026 9 6
On June 23, 2016, 51.9% of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Ten years later, neither the British nor Europe are celebrating. The assessment raises a deeper question: what do we want from Europe?
Jun 23, 2026 8 2
After Orbán's fall, the new Hungarian majority initiates dismissals in institutions. Brussels welcomes the normalization. For the Hungarian Catholic Church, a period of uncertainty begins.
12 h ago 11 6
The President of the European Commission attended the first LGBT parade organized in Budapest since Viktor Orbán lost power. François-Xavier Lemoyne analyzes this institutional signal from Brussels and its implications for European Catholics.
Jun 29, 2026 8 6
The Catholic identity of Manchester's mayor, a frontrunner for the leadership of the Labour Party, is now under the spotlight of the British political scene. A phenomenon revealing a religious recomposition in Europe.
Jun 27, 2026 9 8
A Scottish judge has just ordered the removal of men identifying as women from female prison facilities. A judicial decision that sets a precedent in Europe and vindicates those who warned about the endangerment of vulnerable female inmates.
Jun 26, 2026 9 7
A quote shared by *Le Salon Beige* reminds us that a Europe detached from the Gospel risks committing suicide. It takes on particular significance at a time when COMECE is training its young Catholics in European institutions.
Jun 26, 2026 9 6
A joint statement presented to the United Nations calls for an international moratorium on commercial surrogacy. A strong signal, but a moratorium is not an abolition.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
On July 1st, Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. The Irish episcopate sees this as a "unique opportunity" to remind Brussels of the Christian values that founded the European project. Yet Ireland is also the country of the referendum on same-sex marriage and abortion.
Jun 24, 2026 8 2
The young delegates of the COMECE Youth Net, appointed by the EU's episcopal conferences, gathered in Brussels in early June 2026 to discuss citizen participation, European values, and current political challenges. François-Xavier Lemoyne analyzes what this gathering reveals about the Catholic presence in the European debate.
Jun 24, 2026 9 4
