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Eastern Europe
“Kirill is okay with not mentioning him in prayer”
An increasing number of Russian Orthodox churches in other countries have scrapped the mentioning of Patriarch Kirill in their services. According to Kirill, he permitted this. “The termination of the commemoration of the name and title of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia during divine services is not something…
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Northern Europe
Bible Society Norway publishes Ukrainian Bible to meet demand
In collaboration with its Ukrainian branch, the Norwegian Bible Society has launched a new translation of the Bible in Ukrainian. There has been a great demand for Bibles and children's Bibles in Ukraine in the past weeks. However, the need for Biblical resources now comes to Norway as well, Dagen…
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Eastern Europe
Metropolitan Ukrainian Orthodox Church condemns Bucha horrors, but does not mention names
Metropolitan Onufriy, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), condemns the war crimes in Bucha. However, he does not mention any names of perpetrators who committed the massacre of civilians. Instead, the Primate stated that murderers and rapists will have to face God's judgment, Glavcom reports. “I learned…
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Northern Europe
Ringing church bells scare villagers at night
Inhabitants of the Swedish place Torsås woke up last week in the middle of the night. The church bells of the town rang for two hours straight. Investigation of why the bells started ringing brought to light that a technical error occurred in the control function of the bells. Bo…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian University: Russia is carrying out a genocide
Horrible pictures of killed civilians lying in the streets appeared all over the Internet over the past few days. Russia is carrying out a genocide under more in Bucha and Irpen, the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) states. According to the Ukrainian Catholic University, the actions and war crimes of the…
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Northern Europe
Swedish Christians divided over joining NATO
Should Sweden join NATO? This question is on the table again since Russia invaded Ukraine. Christians in the country are divided over the subject. The Christian daily Dagen asked several prominent Swedish Christians about their view on the subject. Several pastors, a journalist and a writer gave their opinion on…
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Northern Europe
Oslo designates rainbow square
The Norwegian municipality of Oslo gets a designated rainbow square in the city. Recently, the city council revealed its location: close to the statue of Henrik Wergeland, between the parliament building, the castle and the national theatre. However, not all people are enthusiastic. The rainbow square will be located at…
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Eastern Europe
Dean of Evangelical seminary among the dead in Bucha
One of the victims of the massacre in Bucha in Ukraine was Vitaly Vinogradov, dean of the Kyiv Slavic Evangelical Seminary. The seminary itself confirms that on Facebook. “There are no words to express the sorrow of our hearts”, the seminary writes. “He will be greatly missed!” Photo Facebo Vitaliy…
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Central Europe
Church institute warns against gender reassignment
The Austrian Institut für Ehe und Familie (Institute for Marriage and Family) warns against the negative consequences of gender reassignment for children and young people. The institute, abbreviated as IEF, points out on its website that more and more medical institutes advise against irreversible interventions to change someone's gender. IEF…
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Central Europe
LGBT referendum Hungary fails
A referendum on LGBT policies in Hungary is not valid because less than half of the voters showed up. Hungarians could answer yes or no to four questions on Sunday, including whether they think gender reassignment among children should be “promoted” and whether schools should be allowed to hold workshops…
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