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Western Europe
France: report calls for more government oversight of Christian schools
After a report calls for more government control, Christian education in France is again in the spotlight. The lack of diversity is a major problem, according to the authors. Social diversity in French private schools has fallen sharply over the past 20 years. And that is a problem, says the…
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Western Europe
Mont Saint-Michel has been iconic for a thousand years
Weather conditions may not bother this icon. For a thousand years, the abbey has stood there. Sometimes unapproachable by the tide. Now tourists wave onto the island: some 3.5 million a year. This year, there will likely be many extra visitors to the French tidal island off the coast of…
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Central Europe
Polish court upholds sentence against Protestant pastor
A Polish pastor has been convicted of insult. The outspoken Protestant now wants to enter politics. The Protestant pastor Pawel Chojecki insulted the Catholic Church, the Polish people and President Duda. The Lublin Court of Appeal ruled this on Monday. The pastor, therefore, has to do eight months of community…
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Eastern Europe
No more Russian church services in Ukrainian province
The western Ukrainian Zakarpattia Oblast wants to ban all churches related to Moscow. The United Nations are concerned. The regional parliament in the oblast, located in Uzhhorod, wants to ban all activities of organisations connected to Russia to strengthen national security. They passed a resolution calling for this on Thursday.…
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Western Europe
French mayor wants to abolish Christian holidays
A French mayor wants to replace national Christian holidays for secular ones. But that idea was not very well-conceived. Of the eleven public holidays in France, six are linked to religion. However, according to the Grenoble mayor Éric Piolle, these holidays should be removed. He wants to replace these with…
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Christian Life
Concerning Kids – The Helper
Every time I come earlier to my friend Anna for any party, I see her doing the last preparations in the kitchen. She is very organised; she has many Post-it stickers with the tasks so that everything is remembered. She plans everything ahead of time and believes in order. At…
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Central Europe
Polish Protestant prosecuted over criticism on Catholicism
A Protestant pastor from Poland will hear on Monday whether he will face punishment for insulting Roman Catholicism. According to the pastor, the charges are politically motivated. A court case that has been ongoing for over four years will likely end on Monday. Poland's Pawel Chojecki, pastor of the New…
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Central Europe
German Christians favour voting at 16
In Germany, organisations for young Christians support that young people at 16 can cast their vote. The federal coalition government is working on proposals to legislate this nationwide. In most countries, voting is only possible at 18. But there is much debate to lower this to 16. Germany needs a…
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Central Europe
Czech parliament divided about same-sex marriage
The Czech parliament was not able to conclude whether the present civil partnership should be broadened to same-sex marriage also. On Thursday, the members of the parliament were in a fierce debate about this, according to Radio Prague International. Martin Exner from the Mayors and Independents (STAN) coalition party said,…
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Eastern Europe
Ukraine denies contract with LGBT organisation from US
The Ukrainian Ministry of Education denies having a contract for education material with the American-British LGBT organisation Arcus. The Ukrainian news channel Vsirazom published such a contract earlier this week. But later, the government issued a statement in which it denied that it had signed any agreement with Arcus. The…
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