Corona
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Central Europe
Anti-vaxxers may not wear yellow star in German Bavaria
You may be against corona vaccination. But you are not allowed to express this by wearing the yellow badge, as if you were a Jew in the Hitler era. That decision by the Supreme Court in the German state Bavaria was published on Wednesday by Legal Tribune Online. The anti-vaxxers…
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Central Europe
Vienna Cathedral expands vaccination campaign
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, expands the vaccination campaign in the building due to the enormous demand. From next week, all seven days will be used to vaccinate against corona. Until now, it was only four days. In the church, however, critical voices against vaccination are also heard. Austria…
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European Union
Across Europe, churches struggle with government policies
An archbishop of the Greek-Orthodox Church lashed out at Greek authorities for their Covid policies. He is not the only one among the clergy that is annoyed by the constantly changing regulations for churches. “We will no longer tolerate the lies of the authorities”, said Jeronim Karma, Archbishop of the…
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European Union
Germany and Slovakia consider compulsory vaccination
More countries seem to be considering a general obligation to vaccinate within the European Union, following Austria's example. The discussion is in full swing in Germany, and the Prime Minister of Slovakia has also expressed his opinion in this direction. In Germany, especially in the christian-democratic CDU/CSU, the voices in…
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European Union
Violent protest because of stricter corona policies
During demonstrations across Europe against the corona policy, violent confrontations with the police have occurred, especially in the Netherlands and Belgium. Meanwhile, in Germany, discussions are taking place on a compulsory vaccination. A large demonstration in Brussels on Sunday degenerated into a battle with the police. Media report several people…
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Central Europe
Austria makes vaccination compulsory
Austria will introduce a general compulsory vaccination on February 1st, 2022. In addition, the whole of Austria will go into lockdown from Monday to reverse the sharp increase in the number of corona infections. Austria is the first Western democracy to resort to mandatory vaccination, writes Politico. Only supermarkets, drugstores,…
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Southern Europe
Less money given to churches during pandemic
Due to corona, the income of the Spanish Catholic Church through collections has decreased by a third. This is reported by the Spanish Catholic News Agency. Bishop Joseba Segura, Bishop of Bilbao and head of the Secretariat for the Sustaining of the Spanish Church, assured that there had been an…
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Northern Europe
Sweden introduces mandatory vaccination for church, like Denmark
Swedish churches utter harsh criticism towards their government for new corona measures. Sweden will introduce required vaccination certificates for gatherings of more than 100 people at indoor events. This includes church visits. From December 1st onward, only the fully inoculated will be able to visit gatherings of more than 100…
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European Union
2G is getting the norm in Europe, but unvaccinated in Austria can go to church
More and more countries and regions are going over to 2G. That means that unvaccinated people can be excluded. It’s not clear what consequences this can have for churches. Austria has a lockdown for unvaccinated people, but the law let them go to church. Evangelical Focus reports that the new…
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Western Europe
Belgium is going for mandatory vaccination
From the 1st of April 2022, all personnel in Belgian hospitals must be vaccinated against the coronavirus. That is the proposal of the federal government. Every nurse or doctor who is not vaccinated knows what he must do before the end of March. Otherwise, he will be fired. The people…