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Southern Europe
Italian pacifists off to Ukraine to help ending the war
Members of the Italian pacifist and non-violence movement have travelled to Ukraine to call for the end of the conflict. It is the fourth time since last spring that a caravan from Stopthewarnow travels from Italy to Ukraine, Avvenire reports. They travel in vans and minibuses loaded with items to…
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Central Europe
Polish opposition wants state funding for IVF
The state should again fund in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments, the Polish opposition party Civic Platform argues. The current ruling party abolished the funding. IVF stands for the life, love and dreams of thousands of Polish women and men, Donald Tusk, the leader of the PO party, said recently. Therefore,…
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Eastern Europe
Jewish pilgrims travel to Ukraine despite war threat
Thousands of Jewish pilgrims have travelled to the Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate the Jewish New Year. They defy the international travel advice not to travel to the war-torn country. The pilgrims belong to a conservative Jewish group called Hasidism. It originally came from Eastern Europe and was prominent…
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Southern Europe
Pope mediated by exchange of Ukrainian prisoners
Pope Francis acted as a mediator to facilitate the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia. The Pontiff confirmed so in a Jesuit meeting. The head of the Vatican revealed to 19 Jesuits that he talked to a military leader from Ukraine, who gave him a list of over 300…
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Northern Europe
Finnish revivalists leave the Church
The People's Church in Finland is a sinking ship, many believers seem to think. The number of active members is declining rapidly. What factors influence people deciding whether to stay or leave the revivalist Church? Many Evangelical Christians use the opinion of the church leadership on marriage as a thermometer…
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Eastern Europe
Religious leaders Ukraine call Russian aggression genocide
Is the Russian aggression against the Ukrainian people genocide? The Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament says so. The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious organisations agree. In a joint statement published by the website of the Ukrainian ombudsman, they write that war is a threat to human life…
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Opinion
“Self-determination law drives wedge between parents and children”
Legislation that allows children to change their legal gender without parental consent, is not good. It drives a wedge between parents and children. That is the opinion of two important psychotherapists in German and Dutch media. Psychotherapists are increasingly being encouraged to stop questioning requests for gender change, says Monika…
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Northern Europe
Priest accused of smuggling an asylum-seeker
The Swedish priest suspected of smuggling a refugee out of the Migration Agency may keep her position. However, she does receive a formal written warning from the legal department of the Church of Sweden. February 2021, a 20-year-old asylum seeker disappeared from the Swedish Migration Agency, as reported by Dagen…
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Western Europe
Number of young Dutch girls choosing abortion skyrockets
In 2021, the number of young girls (up to 15 years) grew explosively in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the number of abortions after prenatal screenings increased. Last year, 101 girls of 15 years and under chose abortion. That was shown by statistics of the Dutch Inspection Healthcare and Youth. It is…
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Eastern Europe
Government Ukraine blocks ban of Moscow-oriented church
Local governments in Ukraine cannot outlaw the (Moscow-connected) Ukrainian Orthodox Church. That is the signal from the Ministry of Culture and Information from the federal government in Kyiv. Since the Russian invasion in February, several city councils have tried to ban the local Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) or pressed the…
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