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Eastern Europe
Patriarch Kirill banned from entering Lithuania
The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, has been banned from entering Lithuania because he supports Russia, which continues its invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) confirmed this on Wednesday. On June 23th, the head of the Russian church was already added to the list of…
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Western Europe
French Constitutional Council validates controversial separatism law
The French Constitutional Council validated on Friday the constitutionality of the so-called law “against separatism”, despite critiques from several Christian organisations. Several organisations, including the Conference of Bishops of France, the Protestant Federation of France and the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France, questioned the bill. According to them, this…
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Northern Europe
“Priests opposing female colleagues should consider their future”
Norwegian priests who oppose female colleagues should consider whether they have a future in the Church of Norway. That says Olav Fykse Tveit, the current Preses of the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway. The statement comes as a reaction to what a vicar, Benjamin Anda, said in an…
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Central Europe
German MPs want to strengthen suicide prevention
While the German Bundestag is redefining the law on assisted suicide, some parliamentarians are calling for a law to strengthen suicide prevention. German Christian associations support this. In 2020, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the German parliament had to re-regulate suicide assistance. The court ruled that the law must…
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Northern Europe
Report shows no problems on Swedish Christian schools, government still wants establishment ban
The Swedish government plans to forbid Christians from establishing new schools, despite a new report showing no shortcomings in current Christian schools. Since last autumn, 15 Christian schools have been specially inspected by the Swedish School Inspectorate. The Christian Swedish daily Dagen reports that none of these schools has received…
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Eastern Europe
“Russian army harasses and destroys churches”
According to Kyiv, the Russian army damaged and destroyed at least 183 religious buildings during the war. In total, 173 of these buildings are Christian. Most of them belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Most of the religious sites affected are said to be in the Donetsk (45), Luhansk (40),…
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Central Europe
Polish party wants to strengthen blasphemy law
The Polish coalition party United Poland (Solidarna Polska) wants to tighten the provisions on offending religious feelings. Therefore, it is collecting signatures for a civic draft law “in defence of Christians and believers”. Aggression toward Christians needs to stop, the party states on a website dedicated to the petition. Therefore,…
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European Union
European court must examine dismissal for leaving Church
The European Court of Justice must clarify whether a Catholic employer may fire a midwife because she left the Church. In a decision published on Thursday, the Federal Labor Court (BAG) in the German city of Erfurt presented the Luxembourg judges with the question of whether the dismissal of a…
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Eastern Europe
Russian court to decide on fate of Jewish repatriation organisation
A Russian court will decide on Thursday whether the Jewish Agency Sokhnut, which helps Jewish people to repatriate to Israel, should be forbidden. The Moscow Department of the Ministry of Justice has requested the Basmanny Court to decide on the liquidation of this organisation. This reports the Russian news agency…
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Central Europe
Vatican warns for schism from Germany
The Vatican issued another warning of a new schism from Germany coming out of the “Synodal Way”. “The ‘Synodal Way' in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of governance and new orientations of doctrine and morals,” the Vatican said in…
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