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Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine is demographic “catastrophe”
The war in Ukraine is “catastrophic” for population growth. By 2030, the population might decrease from 43 million to 35. Such a forecast was made during a presentation at Ukrinform, the Ukrainian press agency. Ella Libanova, the director of the Institute of Demography and Social Research, declares the population losses…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian Baptists aks Russian Baptist brothers for help towards peace
The Ukrainian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptist Churches appeals to their Russian brothers, ministers and churches of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptist Churches to end hostilities towards Ukraine. For nine years, Ukraine has been suffering from armed aggression by the Russian Federation, the appeal reads. And on February 24th, 2022,…
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Northern Europe
Finnish church burns down during Christmas service
An older man, later found dead, is suspected of setting a Finnish church on fire while trying to prevent churchgoers from leaving the church. At Christmas on Sunday, the wooden church in the Finnish village of Rautjärvi in South Karelia was completely destroyed by a fire. At the time, there…
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Eastern Europe
Church of Moscow Grows, Patriarch Kirill says
Churches are doing well in Moscow, according to Patriarch Kirill. He announced that the number of religious communities is growing. In total, there are 1,227 churches and chapels of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. According to Patriarch Kirill, that is nine more than a year earlier. He said so…
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Northern Europe
Jehovah's Witnesses Norway lose registration religious community
Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer registered as a religious community. The State Administrator in Oslo and Viken withdraws its registration. The State Administrator sent a notice to the Jehovah's Witnesses in October already to warn them about the possibility of losing their registration, the Administrator writes in a press…
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Western Europe
Most Dutch people do not belong to a church
The number of Dutch people who do not consider themselves part of a religious group continues to increase. Currently, this applies to almost six out of ten citizens. That is shown by new statistics. In the report Religion in the Netherlands 2021 from the Dutch Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek…
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Christian Life
Mother's column – childlike trust is hard to keep in times of distress
I will not easily forget the day our Reinout was hospitalised with the RS virus. The memories of the 11 days that followed are etched in my memory.The sight of that tiny, vulnerable little man among all those tubes, monitors and buzzing machines. The fact that he stopped drinking because…
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Northern Europe
Public broadcaster in Finland shares short documentary on Räsänen case
Finland’s national broadcaster (YLE) has released a mini documentary on the prosecution and trial of Päivi Räsänen. The Christian Democratic MP Räsänen recently wrote a Christmas message to her followers that included a link of the documentary. The 12-minute video ran as part of YLE's “Friday Documentaries” and includes audio…
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Northern Europe
More members for Norwegian Christian Party after name change
Since the Norwegian Christian Party changed its name to the Christian Conservative Party, memberships have increased. In the six weeks after the name change, 40 people left the party. However, 99 people joined the newly named party. “There is probably a group that valued our party name very highly and…
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Central Europe
Polish city calls for grant cut for catechism classes in school
Municipalities should no longer fund Roman Catholic catechism classes. That is what the Polish city Czestochowa requests. Local authorities say that the costs are too high and that the number of students is declining rapidly, Notes from Poland reports. Currently, public schools in Poland host and fund religious education. However,…
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