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Southern Europe
Spanish judge places question marks by trans law
The government proposal for a new law on transgenderism leads to legal and social dangers. That is the conclusion of the General Council of the Judiciary in Spain. The bill presented by the Spanish Ministry of Equality proposes to make it easier for people to change their gender, Catholic News…
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Eastern Europe
Most Russians trust the Orthodox Church and Kirill
Amid the war in Ukraine, two-thirds of Russians, 66 per cent, trust the Russian Orthodox Church. This is the result of a recent poll. Just more than half, 54 per cent, trust the head of the Russian Church, patriarch Kirill. According to the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), almost every second…
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Northern Europe
Concerns about legal freedom for Christian schools in Norway and the Netherlands
Freedom of education is coming under increasing pressure because of new legislation on non-discrimination. This is the conclusion of two legal scholars in Norway and the Netherlands, independently of each other. “To directly discriminate against someone due to sexual orientation must be justified in a way that very concretely shows…
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Central Europe
Swiss proposal organ donation ethically shaky
If a proposal of the Swiss government on organ donation is accepted, doctors can remove organs from any deceased person who had not explicitly stated during life that they opposed organ donation. If the proposal is accepted, voluntary organ donation will change to organ removal without consent. On May 15,…
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Central Europe
Russian Germans oppose war, but still experience discrimination
Germans of Russian origin have experienced more hostilities since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, even though most of them oppose the war. “We don't want Putin's war in Germany, Bernd Fabritius says to Die Tagespost. Fabritius is the chairman of the Federation of Expellees (BdV) and used to be the…
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Western Europe
Most French Christians vote for Emmanuel Macron
After President Macron won the French elections, Christian organisations expressed relief about the results. As polls suggest, most Protestants voted for the incumbent president. Jean Merckaert, director of advocacy France and Secours Catholique, is glad that Marine Le Pen did not win. That is reported by RCF Radio. Merckaert: “Her…
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Western Europe
Dutch pro-life movement launches international website
The Dutch pro-life movement NPV-Care for Life has launched an international website. The organisation announced this in a press release on Friday. NPV-Care for Life is a Christian organisation that defends human life's value in the public debate about medical ethical issues and offers personal support in medical ethical questions.…
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Southern Europe
Meeting between Pope and Kirill off the table
Pope Francis has dropped plans to meet in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. According to Vatican diplomats, such a meeting could lend itself “to much confusion”. In an interview with the Argentinian daily La Nacion, the Pope said that the relationship between the Vatican and the Orthodox Patriarchate is…
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Central Europe
Removal of Cologne Cathedral from city logo causes controversy
Cologne Cathedral is the most famous landmark of the German city on the Rhine. Nevertheless, the city council has decided to remove the building from its logo. The decision has provoked a storm of criticism among the city's inhabitants. At the end of last month, the Cologne city administration presented…
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Northern Europe
Christian Norwegian daily starts TV channel
The Christian Norwegian daily Vårt Land launched on Friday its own TV channel: TVL. According to editor-in-chief Alf Gjøsund, the channel will be “a channel for thinking, reflective Christians, but also for Christians who want good entertainment”. A statement he was criticised for. TVL wants, among other programs, to be…
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