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Eastern Europe
Lviv region in Ukraine celebrates Christmas on December 25
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Kyiv Patriarchate) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have decided, together with the Lviv regional authorities, to celebrate Christmas on December 25. The three parties came together for a round table meeting last week. That is reported by Sphz based on a Facebook post by…
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Northern Europe
Danish man sentenced for illegal sperm distribution
A Danish man has been found guilty of illegally distributing sperm to women. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the judge may set a precedent for future cases. An expert is surprised by the verdict. The Danish Henrik, who only goes by his first name in public, found out that it is…
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Western Europe
Controversial French minister resigns
The French minister of Territorial Unity, Caroline Cayeux, has announced her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron. The reason for her resignation is a conflict between Cayeux and the transparency supervisor in France, HATVP, about Cayeux declaration of assets. “Following my declaration of assets, the High Authority for the Transparency of…
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Eastern Europe
Kherson's Christians unite to rebuild after Russian Occupation
Baptists within Ukraine’s Kherson region have come together after months of a Russian takeover. Despite widespread destruction, members from the surrounding villages have returned with visions to rebuild their churches. According to a report from the Institute of Religion and Society RISU, twelve Baptist members from the village of Kochubeivka…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian Minister surprised by criticism towards conversion ban
The Norwegian Minister for Culture and Equality responds to critical voices against her controversial law proposal to ban conversion therapy. “That Christians oppose the bill was expected, but that newspaper Aftenposten also questions the proposal is surprising.” Anette Trettebergstuen, Culture and Equality Minister, is not happy with the commentary of…
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Western Europe
French Catholics still allowed to promote their traditional view on sexuality and marriage
A text of the French association of traditional Catholics, Renaissance Catholique, is not discriminating against people's sexual orientation. The Paris correctional court decided that in the appeal case on the matter. Judges ruled that the text of Renaissance Catholique was protected by the right to freedom of expression, as reported…
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Central Europe
German lawyers sceptical about regulation for assisted suicide
The German Bundestag had a hearing on Monday about a new regulation of assisted suicide. No decisions have been taken yet. But Germany has to legislate for this soon. Most of the legal experts at the public hearing were sceptical about a regulation, wrote the Tagesspiegel. Assistance in exercising a…
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Southern Europe
New Spanish Bible for tweeners
The Spanish Bible Society is working on a new Bible translation targeted at 8-14 year-olds. The translation should be available in both written texts and audio. Language evolves, says Gonzalo Soriano Ariza, the Spanish Bible Society coordinator. “Many young people do not understand how people spoke in the 16th century,…
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Northern Europe
Patients fertility treatment become fathers involuntarily
A women's clinic in Halmstad, Sweden, has created embryos with the sperm of men who submitted it for their fertility treatments only. Thus, they fathered two so-called donor children born in 1986 and 1993, respectively, Varlden Idag reports. When these children found their biological fathers through research, they were met…
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Central Europe
German church benefits greatly from early installed solar panels
A small parish in the Bremen area installed a vast solar system 17 years ago already. It now benefits greatly when the sun shines upon its roof, which is wholly covered by solar panels. The roof of the church building in Seckenhausen glows a deep blue when the sun is…
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