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Central Europe
Vienna Cathedral expands vaccination campaign
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, expands the vaccination campaign in the building due to the enormous demand. From next week, all seven days will be used to vaccinate against corona. Until now, it was only four days. In the church, however, critical voices against vaccination are also heard. Austria…
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Western Europe
Marseille: a nun scares off anti-fascists after lunch Zemmour
A nun in Marseille, southern France, single-handedly chased away some 50 anti-fascists last Friday. The rioters targeted a restaurant where presidential candidate Éric Zemmour had had lunch earlier in the day. According to France's Boulevard Voltaire, the restaurant that had hosted Éric Zemmour a few hours before was ransacked by…
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Eastern Europe
Russia forbids doctors to persuade parents to have an abortion
In Russia, the Ministry of Health issued a new abortion directive last week. From now on, doctors are prohibited from persuading parents to have an abortion or abandon their child in cases where disabilities are detected or suspected in the child in the womb. The website Orthodox Christianity reports this…
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Central Europe
Hungarians can have their say on sexuality law
There will be a referendum in Hungary on the LGTB law on sexual education. On Tuesday, the parliament in Budapest authorised the Hungarian government to do this. The Hungarian ambassador in Germany criticises the family policy of the upcoming coalition. The referendum will probably take place on the same day…
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European Union
EU Commission preferred “holiday” above “Christmas” but turns back from it
It was in the name of inclusiveness that the European Commission asked not to use the word “Christmas” and even not to mention the names Mary or John. Especially the Vatican protested. The Commission withdrew the internal report. No less than an “annulment of our Christian roots”. That was what…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian police blocks churchgoers
The police stopped churchgoers in Ukraine from entering their ‘temple’. The Russian church has to register before it can have services legally. The incident is part of a broader conflict between the Russian and the Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church. The platform Religion in Ukraine reported the incident. It…
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Eastern Europe
Bishop gets suspension after giving priest a slap
The Russian Orthodox bishop Theophylact of Mytishchi has been suspended from his leadership over the monastery in Moscow. Patriarch Kirill gave him a cooling-off period after it became known that he had given a slap to a priest during the service. On Russian news portals about the church, there is…
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Western Europe
English bishop “shocked” by Jersey vote for assisted suicide
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, England, has said that he was “shocked and saddened” by a vote on the Channel Island of Jersey to approve assisted suicide “in principle.” The bishop expressed his dismay after the island's parliament backed an assisted suicide proposition last Thursday. “I was shocked and saddened…
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Central Europe
Unbelief is growing among the Poles
The number of Poles who consider themselves religious remains high. However, the percentage of Poles regularly practising religion has decreased significantly. Among young Poles, the percentage of non-believers is considerably higher than the average. That is the conclusion of CBOS, Poland's state research agency, which looked at religious belief and…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian Ministry of Defence wants investigation into religiousness of armed forces
The bond between the Norwegian armed forces and the Church of Norway is too close, thinks a troop commander. The Council of Ethics of the Norwegian Defence sector is now looking into the subject. The role of religion in the Norwegian armed forces became the topic of conversation after Stian…
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