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Central Europe
German church removes Nazi symbols from churches
Some objects in German churches are still decorated with Nazi symbols. The Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz (EKBO) takes action to remove them. Anti-Semitic symbols can still be found on organ pipes, church bells or altars, and other objects, PRO reports. Many of the images were created after the war and…
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Western Europe
More Dutch parents consider homeschooling
The number of children educated by their parents at home for religious reasons grew by 21 per cent last year. Sometimes, other reasons for homeschooling are hidden under a religious cloak. Never before did so many Dutch children receive an exemption from compulsory education because parents said they could no…
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Northern Europe
Finnish prosecutor appeals Räsänen verdict
The Finnish Public Prosecutor is appealing the acquittal of Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen. Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen confirmed this to CNE.news on Monday morning. In a statement, the prosecutor stated that she interprets the rulings on Räsänen and Pohjola differently than the court and that she is “dissatisfied” with the…
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Eastern Europe
Crimean government wants to ban Ukrainian Church
The government of Russia-annexed Crimea plans to ban Ukraine's Orthodox Church under Kyiv Patriarchate. It comes in the same week as the Kyiv parliament discussing a ban on Ukrainian churches under the Moscow Patriarchate. The head of the Crimean Republic, Sergei Aksyonov, said on Wednesday that he had ordered a…
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Central Europe
German feminist opposes liberalisation transgender law
People who want to change their gender should assess their wishes themselves and be able to change their gender at the registry office. That is the plan of the new German government. Now, Germany’s most famous feminist is opposing the proposal. The recently appointed Traffic Light coalition wants to make…
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Western Europe
Euthanasia was never so popular in the Netherlands
Never before have so many euthanasia deaths been reported in the Netherlands as in 2021, according to the annual report of the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees (RTE). A total of 7,666 patients were killed in 2021, an increase of 10.5 per cent compared to the previous year. In 2020 there…
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Southern Europe
Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill are to meet each other
The Roman Catholic Pope Francis and the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill, plan to speak to each other. The two clergymen are supposed to meet each other later this year, Hilarion Alfeev, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and president of the Department of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, says. According…
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Central Europe
German pastors wash feet of shopping public
Employees of the organisation Church in Dialogue, which is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, will start a special action to evangelise about the meaning of Easter. They are going to wash the feet of passers-by in Hamburg. The action will take place on the Reeperbahn on…
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Eastern Europe
Bill to ban Russian-oriented church from Ukraine
Members of the Ukrainian parliament have tabled a bill to ban activities of the Moscow Patriarchate from the country. The Russian-oriented part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) still has 12,000 parishes in Ukraine and is the largest religious community. This is reported by news media from both Russia and…
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Central Europe
German Archbishop: Homosexuality is no sin
Archbishop Reinhard Marx argues that homosexuality is not a sin. According to him, the Roman Catholic doctrine on same-sex relationships is not carved in stone. Homosexuality fits in with the Christian attitude, Reinard Marx, who is also the cardinal of Munich, argues in an interview with the German magazine Stern.…
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