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Germany-Catholics: Don’t Surrender Democracy

Marcello Neri /

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13 September 2026

The AfD’s victory stems from many unresolved issues since unification. The President of the Conference of Bishops calls for addressing the cultural and social roots of the problem. The Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) overwhelming electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt casts a long shadow over the stability of German constitutional democracy. The events unfolding in Germany, Europe’s […]

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Appeal for Democracy of the German Churches

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8 September 2026

After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the heads of the Christian confessions will closely monitor and critically assess the region’s respect for the rule of law. This’s a call to all Christians worldwide to pay attention. In response to the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, Chair of the Council of […]

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What Past for Germany’s Future?

Marcello Neri /

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5 September 2026

The vote in Saxony could be a turning point for all of Europe. It risks isolating Poland and spinning it into a loop of fear. The German Catholics need to step in to prevent a major crisis. The week leading up to the election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt (September 6) begins with a […]

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Ceuta, crossroads of geopolitics and domestic agendas

Giuseppe Cucchi /

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2 August 2026

The Mediterranean Sea needs to regain some unity of purpose to confront the present and future migration waves that could scuttle Europe forever Recent events in Ceuta, where many thousands of migrants breached Spain’s borders (and thus also those of the EU) after swimming across the stretch of sea separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave, […]

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Religious Freedom in Estonia: Muscovite Poison

Lorenzo Prezzi /

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17 June 2026

The Estonian Supreme Court rejected the petition filed by President Alar Karis challenging the constitutionality of the Churches Act. In its June 8 ruling, the Court acknowledged the petition’s merit but stated that, when interpreted strictly, the law is not unconstitutional (by a vote of 11 to 6). The bill was approved by Parliament on […]

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NATO and Regime Change

Moss Roberts /

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29 May 2026

Are the new “regime change” policies an existential challenge to the organization, shifting it from a defensive mechanism to something else? NATO’s violation of the Tenth Commandment: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.” The word regime is a negative term for government or administration, which are neutral, ordinary terms. When action is pending or […]

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Hungary – Church: the embarrassed silence

Lorenzo Prezzi /

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1 May 2026

Faced with the landslide victory of the opposition (Tisza, led by Péter Magyar) over the former majority (Fidesz, led by Viktor Orbán), Hungary’s Christian Churches are expressing a certain embarrassment (12 April). The Catholic Church in particular — with approximately 3 million faithful out of a population of 10 million — had been extensively favored […]