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Northern Europe
Norway considers change of clerical confidentiality
The Ministry of Children and Families in Norway is considering to change the strict duty of confidentiality that rests on priests and church leaders. “We are now assessing the current regulations and whether this can be considered sufficient to take care of the protection needs of children and young people”,…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Evangelicals happy with support from the Kremlin
The highest bishop of the Russian Union of Evangelical and Pentecostal churches (CEF) wants to serve the community during “this difficult time”. Sergey Ryakhovsky visited the speech of President Putin last week and is happy with the Kremlin’s support. On Tuesday, February 21st, Mr Putin used a highly anticipated speech…
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Southern Europe
Croatia's Sunday closing law set to take effect
The government in Croatia wants to place more restrictions on Sunday shopping. According to reporting from N1, the final draft of the nation's Trade Act was sent to parliament last Thursday. If passed, shops would have to be closed on Sundays and holidays. However, the government has set a maximum…
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European Union
New tool lets teens pull nude photos from internet
Teens who encounter nude pictures of themselves on the internet can take them offline from now on. The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has developed a new program with which photos can be removed from specific social media platforms. The program, called “Take it Down”, allows people…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian politician wants to increase wait list for divorce to protect family
Ukrainian deputy Giorgiy Mazurashu has submitted a draft law to make the waiting times for people who want to divorce longer to protect families from falling apart. He hopes that this will lead to a drop in divorces. Currently, couples must wait a month before their divorce application is considered,…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian initiative wants to reconcile UOC and OCU
During an inter-church discussion, representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church concluded that it would be best to re-unite both denominations. Therefore, they recommend renewed cooperation. “It is crucial to preserve the spiritual unity of the Ukrainian people, the origins of which go back to…
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Southern Europe
Turkish Christians: Don't distribute Bibles during relief aid
Turkish Christians have requested foreign Christian aid workers not to distribute Bibles during their aid work. Instead, foreigners should work closely with local organisations. That is reported by the Dutch daily Reformatorisch Dagblad based on an article in Christianity Today. The reason for the plea of Turkish Christian organisations is…
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Eastern Europe
Ukraine launches chaplain training
Ukraine's most prestigious university launches a new training program for military chaplains. The course is the result of cooperation between the Ukrainian State and various churches. Everyone appointed to the position of chaplain in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will undergo a special training course that will last six weeks…
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European Union
New app should help child porn addicts
A new app in the making should protect people against themselves when they are addicted and cannot resist the pull of child pornography. The app is currently being developed and will be tested in spring. That is reported by the Dutch daily Reformatorisch Dagblad and Euractive. Block According to Online…
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Central Europe
Germany's coalition intends to liberalise abortion legislation
Abortion opponents want to protest for 40 days in front of abortion clinics. Germany’s Family minister wants to stop this and secure access to abortion counselling by law. Every year, the action group '40 days for life' organises protests across Europe around Lent. This year is no different in Germany.…
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