Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, Slovakia, found a special gift under the Christmas tree: a new “cathedra,” a wooden bench ...

TASS-FACTBOX.On the night of December 24-25, Catholics and Protestants, as well as a number of Orthodox believers, celebrate the Nativity of Christ - one of the most important Christian holidays, ...

Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s. Two others go even further back.

Jan SPODNIK Born in Slovakia. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on 6 December 2025. Aged 74 years. Beloved husband of Teresa. Dearly loved and devoted father to Suzana, Elizabeth, ...

Though Peixoto has not met Pope Leo, the Vatican acknowledged Peixoto’s dance-floor fellowship last month in a news release ...

The Slovak president said he was happy to see the Slovak Virgin Mary image inside the Vatican as she 'is a source of hope, faith and unity.' Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak ...

The current pontiff – Pope Leo XIV - made a (virtual) appearance at a rave outside a cathedral in Slovakia earlier this month. Unlikely as it may sound, this actually happened – on 8 November, at St ...

Slovakia’s Catholic bishops will lead an unprecedented Day of Repentance on Sunday, asking forgiveness for the Church’s historical failures in a public act of contrition as the country marks the 36th ...

‘We do not live in a religious country, those in parliament should know this and separate it from themselves,’ said Archbishop Róbert Bezák. A clause proposed for Slovakia’s draft new Civil Code would ...

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of First Catholic ...

OLDWICK, N.J., October 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit ...