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Christian Life
Women more religious than men? It's a myth
It is true for almost all churches. Attendees are more often female than male. In addition, mothers take more responsibility for the religious education of children than fathers. Yet, it is a myth that women would be more religious, Dutch daily Nederlands Dagblad concludes in an analysis. Women pray more…
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Northern Europe
Norway assesses new cohabitation law
In Norway, a new committee will examine whether the country needs a new law for cohabitating spouses. The regulation would be to protect the finances of cohabitants both while living together or in the case of a breakup. The government appointed the new committee on Friday, Vart Land reports. It…
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Eastern Europe
Christian pacifist jailed for refusing military service in Ukraine
When Vitaly Alekseenko from Ukraine refused to fight in the war, authorities gave him no other choice but jail. The 46-year-old considers himself a “Christian conscientious objector” and has asked for alternative civilian service as referenced in a report by Forum 18. However, the Defence Ministry keeps turning down his…
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Southern Europe
Portuguese Catholics fight to bring back the “work-free Sunday”
A Catholic organisation in Portugal wants to revive the idea of a “work-free Sunday”. The Liga Operária Católica (LOC/MTC) said to Ecclesia that the “work-free Sunday” is a necessary measure to protect the lives of families. “The fight for a work-free Sunday, more than fair, is necessary, so that there…
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Eastern Europe
Russian forces target Ukrainian church leaders
Release International sounds the alarm that Russian forces target church leaders in Ukraine, especially in occupied parts of the country. The organisation which supports persecuted Christians worldwide has heard signals that church buildings are confiscated and that Russian soldiers treat Christians more harshly than others at military checkpoints. That is…
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Central Europe
Why women are vulnerable to abuse in pastoral care
In the past decades, numerous abuse scandals have damaged the reputation of Christianity. How come women in pastoral care are especially vulnerable to violence? No woman gets into an abuse situation by accident, theologian Barbara Haslbeck, consultant at the contact point for women who experienced abuse in the church, says…
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Eastern Europe
Evangelical Alliance calls Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine
At the end of last month, the World Evangelical Alliance and the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine published a joint statement that once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That is reported by Risu.ua. The statement is published on Facebook among other sources. It states that the…
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Southern Europe
Meloni: Women will be first victims of genderism
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned that gender ideology harms women. “They will be its first victims.” The right-wing premier dismissed any claims that gender is a social construct and stressed that it is determined only by biological sex. She said so in an interview with the Italian…
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Eastern Europe
Donbas is “sacred part of Russia”, says Patriarch Kirill
The Russian Patriarch Kirill even defends the military operation to Ukrainian kids. In a meeting with children this week, he called the unity of the Donbas and Russia a “sacred reality.” The children were from Donetsk and Luhansk and were on a visit to Moscow. That is reported by SPHZ.…
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Eastern Europe
German organisation and Ukrainian baptists build family orphanages
The German organisation, “Bridge in Life” cooperates with the All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (UCC ECB) in building family-type children's homes. Last year, the organisations established eight houses, Baptyst.com writes. The buildings are located in the regions of Cherka, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr. They are meant to…
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