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Southern Europe
“Italian Catholics no longer know what they believe”
Christians have become a minority in Italy. That is shown by a new study. And those who still consider themselves Catholic no longer know what their faith actually entails, Actualités writes. Approximately 37 per cent of the Italian inhabitants classify themselves as non-believers, a new survey from Il Timone and…
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Northern Europe
Is the marriage vow out-dated?
Till death do us part. Every married couple vows to stay with the other for the rest of life. Many spouses, however, fail to keep their promises. Is it time to change the vow? ‘Yes' is most likely the most important word said during a wedding. With it, the bride…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian Archbishop addresses Patriarch Kirill after shelling of Odesa church
Last Sunday, a Russian rocket hit the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. Now, the vicar of the parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) appeals to Patriarch Kirill. “It is under your personal blessing that the Russian army produces an outright war on the sovereign territory…
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Northern Europe
New Norwegian foster parents obliged to learn about gender and sexuality
Norwegians who want to open their house for foster children must follow a class about gender and sexuality. It will be included in the mandatory training for foster parents. Try not to assume you know the sexual orientation of the child. That is one of the pieces of advice given…
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European Union
Europe must prepare for a new demographic reality
In large parts of Europe, the birth rate is falling. But that is only the beginning, experts say. The continent must prepare for a new reality. The world's demographics are changing, and it is easy to see that in Europe. Nearly every month, there is a country somewhere that releases…
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Eastern Europe
Commercial abortion clinics in Russia criticised
Should commercial abortion clinics be banned? The question arises in Russia as the government attempts to increase the number of births and propagates traditional values. Recently, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko uttered some strong statements against women who choose their education and career over having children. And that is only one…
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Northern Europe
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Quran burning
Turkey wants to arrest the Swedish-Danish man who burned a Quran in Stockholm in front of the Turkish embassy. The Turkish press agency Anadolu writes that Rasmus Paludan is accused of “publicly insulting religious values.” Paludan himself is not impressed. He tells Expressen that he laughs about it. “I have…
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Eastern Europe
Patriarch Kirill warns for schism in Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Some dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church are on the way to a schism, the Russian Patriarch Kirill said at the Bishops' Conference on Thursday. Clergy do not have the right to comply with “lawless demands” and refuse to commemorate the Patriarch, Kirill argued during the meeting of the Russian…
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Central Europe
German Pro-life organisation may not show large aborted children on the street
The German city of Augsburg has banned life-size photographs of aborted children from pro-life demonstrations. The organisation, “Sundays for Life”, wanted to set up two picture walls with images of unborn children who were aborted, including their severed limbs and organs. However, the city has now forbidden them to do…
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Central Europe
Slovakians march for the family
On Saturday, Slovakians will walk a Pride March. Not to support the LGBT community but to show their solidarity with the traditional family. Marriage protects children. That is the slogan of the event this year. Anton Chromík points out that this protection is not obvious nowadays when the cultural-sexual revolution…
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