The Church in the Netherlands is afraid of total collapse
In 1970, forty per cent of the Dutch still identified as Catholics. In 2015, this number dropped to twenty-three per cent.
Spanish Church criticises new restrictions on participation in services
Many believe that the pandemic is being used as a pretext to limit the religious freedom of Spanich Christians.
A Chinese Catholic church will be destroyed in Xinjang
The faithful were asked to vacate the premises before the 19th of February.
Firefighters prevent a church from burning down in Eastern Poland
The Captain of the Municipal Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Lublin suggests that "most likely it was was arson"
A church was almost set ablaze by three vandals in Northern Italy
The vandals managed to escape. The police are investigating the case.
Belgian bishops call for the opening of all churches and chapels
Since mid-December, a maximum of fifteen people have been able to participate in the liturgies.
Arkansas forbids the closing of churches "unless everything else is closed too"
The law allows to impose “health, safety, or occupancy requirements” on churches only if they are applicable to all organisations.
Police and church members pray together after hurricane devastates Honduras
Iota was the second hurricane to hit Central America this month following Hurricane Eta, which made landfall in early November.
Chinese province bans sharing of sermon videos online
The Chinese Communist Party is only comfortable with the state-approved Three Self churches
Woman killed by gunman during church service in Jamaica
The motive of the crime is not yet known.