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Eastern Europe
Christian leaders plead for peace in Ukraine at Easter
Leaders of Protestant and Catholic Churches from the European Union have jointly published an Easter message with an appeal for peace. “Let us continue praying and working for justice, reconciliation and peace between people, cultures and nations.” Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and Reverend Christian Krieger are the authors of the statement.…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian priests demand church tribunal for Patriarch Kirill
Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate demand an ecclesiastical tribunal against their own leader, Patriarch Kirill, for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Archpriest Andriy Pinchuk published a statement on Facebook with the request to the Council of Primates of the Ancient Eastern Churches. The Council…
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Eastern Europe
Most Ukrainians want to ban Moscow Patriarchate
More than half of the Ukrainians want to ban activities from the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches under Moscow Patriarchate. Some Ukrainians are taking matters into their own hands. A national survey, held on April 6th, shows that there is growing support to sever ties between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under Moscow…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Church welcomes elections result in Serbia and Hungary
The Russian Orthodox Church is delighted about the re-election of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Metropolitan Hilarion praised the Serbian President as an “outstanding politician”, Interfax reports. He pointed out that a large majority voted for Vucic to serve a second term. “That…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian Council of Churches: Russian acts around Kiev are genocidal
Russia is guilty of genocide. That is the message the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations (AUCCRO) conveys in an official statement. Christian Megaportal inVictory published the statement, in which the AUCCRO accused the Russian troops of “inhumane cruelty committed against innocent civilians in the captured cities of the…
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Central Europe
Number of German abortions plummets
The number of abortions in Germany has never been low as last year. It dropped to 94,600 abortions in total. That is shown by the research of the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden, the German news agency PRO reports. In 1996, there were still 130,899 abortions. According to the Statistical…
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European Union
Council of Europe presents new strategy for children's rights
For the first time, the European Council included “exposure to pornographic and other harmful content” in its definition of cyberviolence. It did so in its new strategy for the children's rights. The Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe presented the new plan, called the Council of Europe's Strategy for…
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Southern Europe
Spanish protest against criminalisation of pro-life prayers nearby abortion clinics
Spain introduced a bill that criminalises “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics. That means that praying outside of clinics will be illegal as well. The Spanish Derecho a Vivir (translated as Right to Live) platform raises its voice in protest. The bill was introduced in May 2021, Catholic News Agency…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Patriarch honours nationalist Zhirinovsky at funeral
No one less than the Russian Patriarch himself led the funeral service of the ultra-nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky on Friday. Remarkable is that Kirill, by doing this, gives Zhirinovsky the highest honours.Patriarch Kirill himself requested to lead the funeral service of the politician. The offer to lead the service means…
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Southern Europe
Moscow prefers the Pope not to travel to Kyiv
Moscow wants to prevent a papal visit to Ukraine. That is what the Ukrainian Ambassador at the Vatican, Andriy Jurasch said. Jurasch: “Russia is trying in every possible way that such a visit would be unacceptable for the Kremlin because it would be a clear sign of support for Ukraine.”…
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