Bishops in Germany and Austria have reacted to separate, deadly attacks that have shaken both countries, with Archbishop Franz Lackner of Salzburg describing the violence as “bloodthirsty ...

A silent tribute march and church ... Villach on Saturday afternoon," said Schallenberg at the vigil. "All those who try to sow hatred and discord, who abuse their right of hospitality in Austria ...

A Roman Catholic priest was killed inside a church in conflict-torn Myanmar by about a dozen anti-junta rebels. Reverend Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, 44, was attacked on 14 February with a knife by 10 ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

after which the mourners made their way to the parish church on Villach's main square where an ecumenical service was held for victims and bereaved families. The Villach attack marks the second deadly ...

He did not elaborate, but Austria’s right-wing leader Herbert Kickl, whose party won a national election four months ago, called for “a rigorous crackdown on asylum” in the wake of the attack. The ...

This is a first-class failure of the system, for which a young man in Villach has now had to pay with his life.” The Free Syrian Community of Austria distanced itself from the attack ...

A 23-year-old man allegedly stabbed five passersby in southern Austria's Villach on Saturday, leaving a 14-year-old dead and four others injured, the police said, CNN reported. The Tribune ...

Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs and his condition remains “complex”, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and ...