A Dutch church was targeted by theft, arson and vandalism
The vandalism occurred in both the Marian Chapel and the nearby Lourdes Grotto.
A Dutch church was vandalised and set on fire
This resulted in a thick layer of wax on the floor and the church being covered in soot.
Two Christian pro-life organisations have experienced "debanking"
Other Christian organisations and individuals, which chose to remain anonymous, have reported similar incidents to OIDAC Europe.
A paint bomb attack defaced a church in The Netherlands
The paint reportedly even "ran in under the door".
The Amsterdam diocese is to close 60% of all its churches within 5 years
Church attendance among Dutch Catholics has fallen from 80% in the 1950s to only 3%, leading to large numbers of church closusures
Open Doors founder Andrew van der Bijl dies at 94
He was also knowm as "God's smuggler" for for having smuggled numerous Bibles to Communist countries.
Record number of euthanasia recorded in the Netherlands
In 2021, no fewer than 7,666 patients were killed on demand, representing an increase of over 10 percent compared to 2020.
Recurrent fire attempts on church-boat in the Netherlands
Attacks on Christian places of worship multiply across Western Europe.
Ten per cent of Belgian newborn death are due to euthanasia
The intentional murder of a child by "euthanasia" should be called what it really is: an infanticide.
Record number of people died by assisted suicide in the Netherlands in 2020
2020 saw a nine per cent increase in deaths by euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide from the previous year.