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Southern Europe
In Italy, antisemitism seems to be on the rise
“Alarm Antisemitism”, the national Italian daily La Stampa headline read recently. The alarm was prompted by an attack on a Jewish man and his six-year-old son by a group of visitors to a roadside restaurant near Milan. Images of this are circulating in the Italian media. The Milan court has…
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Southern Europe
Tuscany opposes Meloni by legalising assisted death
Last week, the regional government of Tuscany passed a law that allows assisted suicide under very strict conditions. Tuscany is thus the first Italian region to respond to an urgent request from the constitutional court. > Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter.…
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Southern Europe
How the Vatican changes course regarding end-of-life issues
The worldwide centre of the Roman Catholic Church wants to have an “open debate” about the issue of the end of life, which can also positively influence political choices. On the one hand, the Vatican continues to reject euthanasia and assisted suicide. However, it also notes that advancing science does…
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Southern Europe
Femicide holds Italy in its grip
The gruesome murder of 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin has gripped Italy for three weeks. She was killed by her ex-boyfriend, exemplifying the dozens of Italian women who fall victim to their aggressive partners every year. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets last week to protest against domestic violence. As new…
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Southern Europe
Waldensians oppose ban on surrogacy
Surrogacy should not be criminalised, and the now frequently used derogatory term utero in affitto (uterus for rent) should be abolished. This was decided by the Synod of Waldensians, Methodists and Baptists last week. In the coming days, the decisions of the synod, which met in the Waldensian 'capital' Torre…
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Southern Europe
Italians must have more children
The traditional Italian family, with a macho patriarch, a caring mother hen and a half or whole dozen chicks of all sizes, is long a thing of the past. The number of children per family has been falling for decades. The media speak of a “demographic crisis” or even “demographic…
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Southern Europe
Gänswein rebukes current pope in his book
High expectations are not always fulfilled. You get that impression when reading “Nient'altro che la verità. La mia vita a fianco di Benedetto XVI” (Nothing but the truth. My life alongside Benedict XVI), the book published on Thursday by Archbishop Georg Gänswein. The former secretary of the recently deceased Pope…
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Giorgia Meloni: woman, mother and Christian
Giorgia Meloni makes no secret that she is eager to go down in history as Italy's first female prime minister under the slogan “Dio, patria, famiglia” (God, fatherland, family). “If we win, Mattarella will have to appoint me,” she argued last month. Constitutionally, that was a miscalculation. The president is…
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Southern Europe
Italian politicians can no longer avoid euthanasia debate
At the start of the election campaign for September 25, Italian political parties are confronted with a theme they would rather ignore: euthanasia. For twenty years, the question for a judicial regulation of euthanasia has existed. Still, the Parliament has not listened up till now. A controversial case of assisted…
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Southern Europe
Far-right is favourite in Italian elections
No summer holidays for Italian politicians. Early elections will be held on 25 September, and the country is rapidly heading for political campaigns. It is expected that the coalition of three right-wing parties -Fratelli d'Italia (FdI), Lega and Forza Italia- will win. With that, the top woman of FdI, Giorgia…
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