Friday, 03 July 2015 17:27
Hungary: Police use tear gas in overcrowded migrant camp
Police in the Hungarian town of Debrecen have used tear gas against unruly migrants in a local camp. The riot broke out as Hungary is overwhelmed by an influx of migrants that it says it cannot…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:13
Holy See (Vatican City State): On planet in distress
Pope Francis has written the first papal encyclical focused solely on the environment, attempting to reframe care of the earth as a moral and spiritual concern and not just a matter of politics, science and economics.…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:11
Greece: 5 July referendum gamble - a vote on Eurozone membership
In making his calculations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should be under no illusions that many in the rest of the Eurozone want him out. When he unexpectedly sprung a referendum on his European partners, they…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:09
Gibraltar: Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers
The Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers Gibraltar is a kindred society of Mission to Seafarers of which Her Majesty The Queen is Patron. In the early days the Mission operated from a Nissan hut in the port…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:00
Germany: Longs for hope
Operation World reports, ‘The decline of Christianity has drawn believers together. Prayer movements are forming and spreading as are city- and region-wide unity initiatives among churches, a revitalized spirituality and an openness to a new way…
Friday, 03 July 2015 16:54
France: Least evangelised country in Europe
France is one of the countries where the Reformation started. The Roman Catholic Church has played a predominant role in French society and mentalities in the past. Anti-religious sentiments have developed in France since the 1970s…