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Eastern Europe
Ukraine is running out of Bibles
The Ukrainian Bible Society runs out of Bibles to give due to increased demand amidst the war. This reports the Christian Spanish news portal Actualidad Evangelica. Despite the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian Bible Society provides services in the war-torn country. After two months of war, every group member is still…
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Western Europe
French protestants demand repeal of “separatism” law
The Protestant Federation of France president has asked re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron to repeal the 'separatism law' and establish a more vital link between the state and the various religions in the country. “Mr President of the Republic, the Republic is secular, French society is not,” begins the president…
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Central Europe
Confessional German media at risk
The survival of confessional media in Germany is “endangered”. This is due to rising costs and an outdated readership. The German Media Association of the Free Press (MVFP) stated that last week during its annual press conference in Berlin. The Christian magazine PRO reported on it as well. If the…
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Central Europe
Thousands of Czechs protest abortion
Thousands of people took to the streets in Prague on Saturday to protest abortion. A counter-demonstration met them. Supporters of the ‘movement for life' carried banners alongside the Czech flag that read, among other things, ‘A child always means hope' and ‘Let's protect life from the beginning'. As a prominent…
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Central Europe
Every third German knows all Ten Commandments
According to their own assessment, every third German knows all the Biblical Ten Commandments. In eastern Germany, that number is a bit lower; one in four Germans is aware of the contents of the Commandments. These results come from a survey conducted by the INSA-Consulere institute on behalf of the…
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Northern Europe
Finnish prosecutor appeals against acquittal Päivi Räsänen
Last Thursday, the Finnish prosecutor officially announced that he would appeal against the unanimous acquittal of the Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen on all counts. Shortly after Räsänen's acquittal, prosecutor Raija Toiviainen indicated to CNE.news that she would appeal. The prosecutor's decision to appeal the acquittal verdict may lead to the…
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Southern Europe
Italian father no longer name-giver to child
Italian newborns are now given the surname of both parents. The family name of the father is no longer leading. Previously, children were automatically given the father's name. Still, according to the Constitutional Court in Rome, this is discriminatory and harmful to their identity. The Dutch Reformatorisch Dagblad reports this.…
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Northern Europe
Free churches Sweden fail to capture young people
The group of young people in urban congregations of free churches in Sweden is much smaller than it should be, compared to statistics of the general population. That is shown by research from a Swedish pastor and statistician Öyvind Tholvsen, Dagen reports. Tholvsen is the pastor of the Lugnet Church…
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European Union
Proposed EU report raises suspicion against religion
Defenders of religious freedom in the European Parliament are concerned that religion will be treated with more suspicion. A new report from the Foreign Affairs Committee that will be voted upon coming Tuesday, might lead to a different tone in the EU’s future foreign policy. The Committee on Foreign Affairs…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Patriarch speaks with Serbian colleague on friendly terms
The Serbian Patriarch Porfiry has expressed solid support for the Russian Patriarch Kirill. He did so during a video call with the head of the Orthodox Moscow Patriarchate earlier this week. “We are ready to do everything possible to support the Russian Orthodox Church and believers in Russia and Ukraine”,…
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