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Eastern Europe
Baptism of Putin's grandchildren is private matter, Kremlin says
The question of whether Russian President Putin’s grandchildren have been baptised is a private matter. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov has no answer to it. This was reported by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti on 19 January. He answered affirmatively when asked if Peskov's wife…
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Central Europe
United Nations want to combat Holocaust denial
The General Assembly of the United Nations has accepted a resolution from Israel and Germany to combat Holocaust denial. Only Iran distanced itself from it. The resolution calls on member states, UN organisations and companies to promote education, research and remembrance of the Holocaust. Social network operators should take active…
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Eastern Europe
Wind blows cross from St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
A strong wind has blown a three-meter cross from one of the domes of St. Sophia Cathedral in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv earlier this month. No one was injured in the incident, which took place at night. The cause of the incident, which happened on 14 January, goes back 40…
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Western Europe
Extension of French abortion law likely after Senate refuses to debate
The French Senate sees no point discussing a bill that would extend the abortion period from 12 to 14 weeks. The National Assembly now has the last word and will most likely adopt the text. Once again, the thesis of a more conservative Senate than the Assembly was verified this…
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Central Europe
“Former Pope did not do anything against abuse cases”
Former Pope Benedict XVI did not act after hearing about four child abuse cases within the German Roman Catholic Church. An investigation by law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl into abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising brought this to light. The Pope Emeritus was Archbishop of the diocese from…
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European Union
“Mr Macron, are we still free to protect life?”
During his speech to the European Parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron announced last Wednesday that he wants to include abortion in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. An open letter of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe confronts him with his contradictions: “Are we still free to protect…
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Northern Europe
20 per cent of Dutch Catholics consider unsubscribing from church, study says
About one in five Catholics in the Netherlands consider withdrawing their church membership. The reason for this is the sexual abuse scandal that came to light in the church over ten years ago. For years, the Catholic Church has been confronted with abuse scandals in various countries. At the end…
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Eastern Europe
Kremlin uses Christianity for political goals, says Catholic leader in Ukraine
Churches and Christians must live by Christian values and not allow politicians to preach the Christian idea in the modern world because they tarnish it. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) says so in an interview with Ukrinform. This reports Religion in Ukraine. Asked whether he sees…
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Central Europe
Misdiagnosis transsexuality leads to serious problems
Gender reassignment is often not the solution for people who feel uncomfortable in their bodies, [Idea](https://www.idea.de/artikel/transsexuell-geschlechtsangleichung-ist-oft-kein-ausweg) reports. Idea refers to an article of Welt in which two young German women, Nele and Elie, regret their gender reassignment in which they transformed into men. They both took male hormones and had…
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Central Europe
German trust in churches reaches rock bottom
Never did the trust of Germans in churches reach such a low point as this year. The Protestant Church is trusted more than the Catholic Church. Catholics even have more trust in the Protestant Church than in their own. These are results from a representative survey by the opinion research…
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