Eastern Europe
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Eastern Europe: Former TV journalist and Orthodox priest spread pro-life message in ongoing abortion debate
When a series of health problems plagued the former T.V. reporter, Laura Doveika, she said that this was a warning that her life needed to change radically.Doveika loved her career and all the benefits that it brought. Yet, all those came to a halt when her health issues drew her…
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Russian Protestants try to add something to President's family policy
Many churches throughout Russia’s Protestant community have dedicated 2024 to be the “Year of the Family.” Entitled God sem'i,(??? ?????) in Russian, Boris Protasevich from Zaoksk Adventist University said to IRP that the event will discuss the importance of traditional family values and encourage healthy lifestyles. An advisory council of…
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Ukrainian initiative unites Christians from Baltic and beyond
A group of Ukrainians have started a collective to call Christians to protect their spiritual values. The initiative is called “Platform of Christian Unity in the Baltic and Black Sea Region,” and it aims to organise meetups for Christians around Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. Its vision has the long-term…
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Regions in Russia started to ban abortion. Is a national ban realistic?
Some regions in Russia have started legislating for restrictions on abortion. The Russian Orthodox Church is happy with that and even wants to see a nationwide ban on abortion. The population decline makes this necessary, the clergy thinks. According to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and other leaders from the Russian…
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Russian Christians remain sceptical of Family Party
After the punk-rock band Pussy Riot desecrated a Russian Orthodox church in 2012, Andrei Kormukhin believed that something had to be done. “Westernised” punk bands were considered threats against his Orthodox faith. Years later, Kormukhin still saw a need to revive Russia’s religious foundation. That was when the father of…
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For Christian Hungarians in Ukraine, Budapest is closer to the heart than Kyiv
The men in southwestern Ukraine no longer attend church. They stay home or abroad for fear of being drafted into the army. It is illustrative of the position of ethnic Hungarians in this war. Still, the Gospel finds fertile ground.Despite the war, ethnic Hungarians in the Ukrainian province of Transcarpathia…
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“Belarus has its own Bonhoeffers”
Christians in Belarus suffer from the oppression of the Lukashenko regime. But because of the repression within the country, fellow Belarusians abroad should be their voice. When the police came, it looked like they had to arrest a terrorist. Armed with machine guns, they kicked in the flat door and…
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The Russian surrogacy industry is collapsing
The Russian surrogacy industry is “collapsing”. People working in the market fear an exodus to other countries in an attempt to get a child through cross-border surrogacy. New legislation in Russia and the war in Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to the Russian surrogacy industry. At some clinics, the number…
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Russian Christians persecuted for refusing mandatory mobilisation in the war
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, more Russians are refusing to go to war, particularly for religious reasons. Russia's Investigative Committee has opened the case of two evangelists who have decided not to take part in “hostilities,” according to an inVictory report Sergei Tarasov and Maxim Drozdov, attend an Evangelical…
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Pacifism in the war (1/2): In the Ukraine conflict, some Christians serve soldiers rather than becoming one
The Baptist youth minister Roman Suhar desired to serve his country Ukraine. But for him, fighting was out of the question. Together with a friend, he created a foundation to help soldiers and civilians. The war in Ukraine has left its Christian leaders grappling with how to serve their communities.…
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