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Central Europe
Annette Kurschus chosen to lead German church
The Evangelical Church in Germany has a new leader: Annette Kurschus. The 58-year-old president of the Westphalian Church has been elected as the new EKD's Council chairwoman on Wednesday morning, German media report. Kurschus thanked the Synod for the trust and support it had given her, Idea reports. She said…
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Eastern Europe
Poland's Catholic Church raising money for migrants at Belarus border
The Catholic Church in Poland will raise money for migrants facing deteriorating conditions on the country’s border with Belarus. So reports [Catholic News Agency](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249536/poland-s-catholic-church-to-hold-collection-for-migrants-at-belarus-border). “I turn to the faithful and all people of good will with a request for a nationwide fundraising for migrants from the Belarusian-Polish border”, archbishop Stanislaw…
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Northern Europe
Denmark: dead is dead, but don't mention the word
Dead is dead is a much-heard creed in the post-Christian Western world. Strangely enough, people no longer dare use the word as soon as death appears. At least in Nordic countries as Denmark and Norway, according to Kristeligt Dagblad. The proportion of obituaries that mention the word “death”, “died”, and…
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Eastern Europe
Romanian bishop prosecuted for anti-vaccination sermon
Romanian bishop Ambrose of Giurgiu is prosecuted because of his statements against Covid vaccinations, [The European Times](https://www.europeantimes.news/2021/11/an-anti-wax-sermon-by-the-bishop-of-giurgiu-led-to-an-investigation-against-him/) reports. The local police department suspects him of “abuse of office and dissemination of false information.” The reason for investigation is a sermon he held on October 14, in which bishop Ambrose claimed…
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Northern Europe
Nordic people's churches to combat falling baptism rates
Five Lutheran national churches in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark have joined forces to change baptismal practices in the long term. They want to combat the declining baptism rate in the Nordic countries. In the last years, the Nordic folk churches have experienced a decline in the number of…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian government wants to end conversion therapy
The Norwegian government wants to put an end to the so-called conversion therapy for LGBT people. It does not intend to wait for a study into the phenomenon, which the Ministry of Children and Families announced a few days earlier. The State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture Gry Haugsbakken…
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Southern Europe
Coffins remain unburied in Palermo
As a result of the high number in Covid deaths and an administrational backlog, hundreds of coffins remain unburied in the Italian place Palermo. As many as 800 caskets are stored in mortuaries awaiting burial, [Palermo Today](https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/cimiteri-disagi-pratiche-bloccate-gelarda.html) recently reported. Earlier, the caskets, piling up since the autumn of 2019, posed…
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Eastern Europe
Call to prayer for church in Eastern Ukraine
On the occasion of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) (on 7 and 14 November 2021) the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) calls upon Evangelicals to unite in praying for the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine. According to the EEA, the Donbas region is the area of…
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Southern Europe
Vatican City gets a female Secretary-General
The Vatican City State has a new vice-governor. Pope Francis has appointed the nun Raffaella Petrini as the new Secretary-General of the Governorate of Vatican City. For the first time, a woman will lead the Vatican's administration. The appointment took place last Thursday, the Austrian news channel ÖRF reports. Petrini…
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Southern Europe
Parliament Portugal votes for legalising euthanasia
The Portuguese government has repaired the euthanasia bill successfully. The parliament voted in favour of the proposal late last week. The original bill was blocked in March. The Constitutional Court had named objections against the bill. The judges in the court had doubts about the circumstances under which doctors can…
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