60th Birthday of Bishop Ladislav Hucko

On November 28, 2018, the Red Wednesday took place in the Czech Republic for the first time to support people persecuted for their faith. Several buildings were illuminated with red light and people remembered the persecuted during prayers, lectures, schools programs and happenings throughout the country. Various churches and religious communities took part in the event.

The Press Office of the Holy See has announced today (21 Sept. 2018) that Pope Francis appointed a new apostolic nuncio to the Czech Republic – Msgr. Charles Daniel Balvo, an American who had already served at the Prague nunciature.

On 6–7 July 2018, the 114th plenary meeting of the Czech Bishops’ Conference – representatives of both Roman and Greek Catholic Churches as well as religious orders – took place in Velehrad, a South Moravian place of pilgrimage linked with the mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius.