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Western Europe
Christian organisations in France spearhead the anti-porn movement
The French government wants to block porn sites for young people under 18. A measure that responds to Christian calls in particular. It has been a long fight. The Catholic French newspaper La Croix describes how various Christian and non-Christian organisations have been raising awareness for children's exposure to pornographic…
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Eastern Europe
Joint EU initiative hopes to recover thousands of abducted Ukrainian children
Poland and the European Commission plan to launch an initiative aimed at finding thousands of lost Ukrainian children. According to UN data, which was published in Notes from Poland, almost 14,000 children are estimated to be abducted from Ukraine and taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territories. However, a report in…
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Central Europe
Germans in Hamburg fight against gender language
Citizens in Hamburg use a referendum to fight against the introduction of gendered language. They are supported by the local CDU party. Christoph Ploss, CDU chairman and part of the initiative “Stop gender language in administration and education”, gathers signatures in a shopping centre of Hamburg, NZZ reports. Ploss points…
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Eastern Europe
Catholic bishop of Kyiv: Russia has already lost the war
For the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Major Bishop of Kyiv, it is evident: Russia has already lost the war it unleashed in Ukraine. “History teaches that all those who started wars harboured illusions of omnipotence, and it was they who lost those wars.” As Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk from the Ukrainian Greek…
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Northern Europe
Thief sleeps in church after busy weekend
A thief sought some rest in a church in Sweden after his busy weekend. When the churchwarden entered the building on Monday morning, he heard snoring beside the altar. It was a wild night in November in the southern Swedish town of Eksjö. A drunk 40-year-old man behaved threateningly in…
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Northern Europe
Finnish political party wants to raise birth rate with 1,000 Euro baby allowance
The chairwoman of Finland’s Christian Democrats wants to boost birth rates with more child allowances. According to KD-Lehti, Chairwoman Sari Essayah, has proposed increases in child allowances to offset the nation's falling birth rate. The increase would apply to all families with children and would amount to 10 Euros more…
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Southern Europe
Turkish father couldn't let go of his daughter after earthquake
The father holding the hand of his dead daughter after the earthquake in Turkey became a symbol of the disaster. This is his story. Irmak was 15 years old when she died in her bed. She stayed the night at her grandma's house to spend more time with her cousins…
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Central Europe
Christian police officers in Germany criticise Latzel verdict
The chairman of the German Christian Police Association has criticised the judgment in the case of the Bremen pastor Olaf Latzel. According to him, the judgment could give the impression of a political motive. Chief Inspector Holger Clas from Hamburg told the Evangelical news agency IDEA that the judgment of…
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Northern Europe
Danish government abolishes Prayer Day
The Danes have lost a public holiday for the first time in over 250 years. The Great Day of Prayer will be abolished in 2024 in favour of more money for the military. After four hours of debate, the Danish day of Prayer is gone. A majority in the Folketing,…
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Northern Europe
Sweden joins other European countries in birth rate decline
Sweden remains another Scandinavian country experiencing record low birth rates. According to data from Statistics Norway (SCB) in Varlden idag, at least 20 municipalities experienced its lowest birth decline in 54 years. In 2022, Västmanland was the only county to have experienced a slight rise but only by six births.…
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