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Central Europe
Polish minister makes plea for Catholic school
Polish Education minister Przemyslaw Czarnek thinks it vital for children to receive Christian education to “save the Latin civilisation in Europe and the world”. The minister made this plea during the “Congress of Christian Pedagogy”. Mr Czarnek is known for his conservative approach to religion and education. However, he thinks…
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Northern Europe
Lutheran pastor from Denmark admits murder of his wife
The Lutheran pastor Thomas Gotthard has admitted the murder of his wife, Maria From Jakobsen. The Danish [Kristeligt Dagblad](https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kirke-tro/praest-erkender-drab-paa-maria-jakobsen) reports that based on other media. The pastor has been in custody for the murder since November. Until now, he pleaded not guilty during court hearings, but this changed. Maria was…
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Southern Europe
Law on religious diversity to be approved in Spain's Basque Country
Tuesday, the government of the Basque Country will approve a new law on religious diversity and centres of worship, the Spanish website El Diario [writes](https://www.eldiario.es/euskadi/tres-legislaturas-despues-euskadi-presenta-nueva-ley-centros-culto-aval-inicial-catolicos-musulmanes_1_8032015.html). According to the Minister of Equality Beatriz Artolazabal, the new law has the goal of “protecting and guaranteeing the opening of new centres of worship”…
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Eastern Europe
Political prisoner in Belarus thinks he has a calling behind bars
Even behind bars, the political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets remains a man of prayer. The co-leader of the Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) was sentenced to 7 years in custody late May for organising riots. This week his wife speaks about their life in a lengthy interview on the news site [Nasha…
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Western Europe
Controversial bioethics law under discussion in France
The French National Assembly voted for extending the assisted reproduction for women. Therefore the members of parliament adopted three articles of the so-called bioethics law, writes Catholic newspaper [La Croix](https://www.la-croix.com/Sciences-et-ethique/Bioethique-feu-vert-PMA-toutes-ladoption-finale-texte-29-juin-2021-06-09-1201160155). Some of this is controversial. “We are finally here”, said French Minister of Health Olivier Véran at the opening of…
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Central Europe
Pope Francis plans to avoid Prime Minister Orbán
Pope Francis does not want to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or President Janos Ader during his visit to Hungary in September on the World Eucharistic Congress. According to the news website Kafkadesk, the Catholic leader plans to travel to the Hungarian capital of Budapest to celebrate the closing…
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Central Europe
Surprising electoral victory for Christian Democrats Germany
The Christian Democrats (CDU) scored a clear victory in the regional elections in the East German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. According to the final results, the CDU received 37.1 per cent of the vote, more than 7 per cent more than in the elections five years ago. After the…
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Western Europe
New delay for Dutch cabinet formation
Investigator Mariëtte Hamer for the Dutch coalition formation needs more time. This implies a new delay in the formation of a new government. According to the Reformatorisch Dagblad, Mrs Hamer asked Speaker Vera Bergkamp for a postponement of the deadline on Thursday. Initially, she would have published her final advice…
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Western Europe
Dutch government not willing to ban gay conversion therapy
Minister Ferd Grapperhaus thinks that criminal justice is not the correct answer to fight against gay conversion therapy. The minister of Justice in the Dutch caretaker government said that on Friday, according to the Dutch Reformatorisch Dagblad. Four liberal and left-wing parties had announced to bring forward a private member's…
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Western Europe
Dutch government protects retailer against forced Sunday work
The Dutch government is going to protect shopkeepers from forced openings on Sundays. A change in the law has the support from the Lower House. Underminister Mona Keijzer (Economic Affairs) proposed that shop holders could not be forced by the owner or an association of shopkeepers to work on Sunday.…
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