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Central Europe
Number of members EKD below 20 million for the first time in history
The total number of members of regional Evangelical Churches in Germany has fallen under 20 million. That is the lowest amount ever. The total number of members of regional Evangelical Churches in Germany has fallen under 20 million. That is the lowest amount ever. A survey of the Protestant Church…
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Northern Europe
New Finnish translation of the Old Testament in the making
The Finnish Piplia Society has started working on a new translation of the Old Testament into Finnish. The project is supposed to be done in 2028. The new translation is mainly meant for mobile phones, Piplia Society announces on its website. Furthermore, the new version of the Old Testament should…
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Eastern Europe
Russian priest arrested for preaching against the war
“Brothers and sisters in Christ are now killing Christians. It is impossible to live with this fact.” For this statement, made in a sermon in the church, the Russian priest Ioann Burdin was arrested. Zona Media reports that Burdin is one of the first to suffer under a new law,…
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Central Europe
Czech pastor wants to exclude Russian Orthodox Church from World Council
The World Council of Churches is increasingly criticising the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church towards the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, a Czech pastor calls for the exclusion of the Russian church from the World Council. The Czech pastor Pavel Cerny, former chairman of the Council of Churches in the…
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Southern Europe
Pope thinks human dignity should be central in bioethics
Pope Francis wants biomedical research to be based on human dignity. “It is not a question of slowing down technological progress. No, it is a question of accompanying it, of protecting both human dignity and progress.” The Pope said so in a video message for his monthly prayer request in…
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European Union
WHO asks to lower thresholds for abortion
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines for abortion policy. The organisation asks for lowering the threshold for the termination. Most boundaries have just only effect: that the number of unsafe abortions is growing. The WHO has published that in a statement on International Women's Day. The UN…
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Central Europe
After 500 years, there was a Mass in John Calvin's church in Geneva
In Geneva’s Saint-Pierre Cathedral, where John Calvin preached the Reformation in the sixteenth century, a Roman Catholic Mass has been held for the first time in nearly five centuries. According to Swiss daily Le Temps, around 1500 people attended mass at the church on Saturday night. More people were interested,…
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Eastern Europe
Kyiv Primate claims to have survived three assassination attempts
According to himself, the head of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius is on a Russian hit list. The Metropolitan claims to have survived three assassination attempts since the Russian invasion. The Metropolitan gave an interview to the Greek state TV ERT. He stated that foreign intelligence services informed…
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Central Europe
Jewish leader in Russia complains about “Russophobia”
The leader of the Russian Jewish Community says he is outraged by “Russophobia” in Europe. Alexander Boroda has seen that growing during the military operation in Ukraine. In an interview with Interfax, he says there is “no justification or explanation for this; it's unacceptable at any level.” Boroday is president…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian surrogacy mothers locked up in war-torn country
In the midst of the war in Ukraine, the country’s surrogate mothers are in a dilemma between legal contracts and family. Meanwhile, would-be parents are desperately trying to get updates on their child. If they flee their home country, they end up in a situation in which they cannot give…
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