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Northern Europe
Swedish priest boycotts hetero marriages
A priest in Sweden disagrees with the decision of the Church of Sweden to leave priests free to refuse to perform same-sex marriages. Therefore, he protests by refusing to seal hetero marriages. Recently, the bishops of the Church of Sweden decided that priests should be left to choose whether they…
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Eastern Europe
Free online Bible for Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainians can read a modern version of the Bible in their language for free. The German Bible Society has added a Ukrainian translation to its online Bible Service. The version is called “The New Translation of the Bible in Modern Ukrainian.” It is freely available on the website of the…
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Central Europe
Pope distances himself from liberal course of German Synodal Way
Pope Francis disagrees with the liberal course of the German Synodal Way. He would have said so during an audience with Archbishop Gadecki, the President of the Polish Bishops’ conference. During the audience, Archbishop Gadecki shared his concerns about the liberal decisions the German Synodal Way took recently. The Catholic…
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Southern Europe
Italian convent might close due to vaccination refusal
An Italian monastery in Perugia might be shut down soon. According to the abbess, this is because the five nuns did not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19. After an Apostolic Visit, an inspection, the Mother Superior was informed that her convent, located in central Italy, would be closed. Since…
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Eastern Europe
“Children Russian surrogacy not for foreign couples”
All children born to surrogate mothers should remain in Russia. That is the request of the Russian Orthodox Church. Earlier, Russian politicians submitted a bill that proposed the same idea. However, according to the Orthodox Church, the current anti-Russian sanctions make the issue even more urgent. “To the background of…
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Eastern Europe
Abducted Ukrainian bishop released
The Ukrainian bishop, Dmitry Budyu, has been released by his Russian captors. Nine days after his abduction, he was able to return home. Budyu is the leader of the Word of Life Church in Melitopol. In addition, he bears responsibility for 20 congregations of the denomination. Budyu's wife writes in…
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Eastern Europe
At least 59 Ukrainian churches destroyed
Ukrainian church buildings are not safe from Russian fire. The Ukrainian government announced that the invading troops have already destroyed at least 59 religious buildings. Ecclesiastical authorities have registered 59 buildings destined for religious activities that the Russians fired at. Most of these buildings are from the Orthodox Church, the…
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Central Europe
Swiss Christian Democratic Party no longer “Christian”
A large majority of the Christian Democratic Party in the Swiss canton of Valais voted in favour of a new name. The party will no longer be called “Christian Democratic Party (PDC) but instead “Le Center Vailais. 328 party members voted in favour, while 7 of them abstained, Evangeliques Info…
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Central Europe
Christian Democrats Germany present alternative for deletion ban abortion ads
The German federal coalition recently passed a proposal to delete the ban on abortion ads, the so-called article 219a, from the penal code. The Christian Democrats now proposed an alternative motion to prevent a complete abolishment of the article. The motion is named “Strengthening the interests of women, maintaining the…
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Eastern Europe
Pope's consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Mary leads to questions
During the penance of Lent, Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to Mary. This leads to alienation of his Protestant counterparts. Standing in front of the statue of Mary in Rome, he said, “Mother of God and ours, we solemnly entrust en consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially…
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