Europe

Populist leaders meet, seek ‘European renaissance’

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<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary &mdash; Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted talks Thursday with populist politicians from Italy and Poland in a bid to create a...

New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s president on Thursday swore in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to...

New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine

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<p>BRATISLAVA, Slovakia &mdash; Slovakia’s president on Thursday swore in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to...

Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica but planned to...

Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite

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<p>VATICAN CITY &mdash; Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica but planned to...

Catholic women’s groups protest Vatican’s gay union stance

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BERLIN — Five Catholic women's organizations in German-speaking areas have released an open letter calling for the Vatican to reverse its position that priests...

Catholic women’s groups protest Vatican’s gay union stance

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; Five Catholic women's organizations in German-speaking areas have released an open letter calling for the Vatican to reverse its position that priests...

Pink cake on canals: Amsterdam celebrates same-sex weddings

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AMSTERDAM — A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glided through the Amsterdam canals Thursday as the Dutch capital celebrated the...

Pink cake on canals: Amsterdam celebrates same-sex weddings

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<p>AMSTERDAM &mdash; A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glided through the Amsterdam canals Thursday as the Dutch capital celebrated the...

Over 55,000 animals believed dead in fire at German pig farm

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BERLIN — A fire at a pig-breeding facility in northeastern Germany is believed to have killed more than 55,000 animals, the operator said Thursday. ...