Tag: Church
A thousand sexual abuses in the Swiss Catholic Church, “the tip of the iceberg” according to investigators
This is a new sexual abuse scandal within the Church, which this time concerns Switzerland. Researchers claim to have discovered more than 1,000 victims of abuse since the 1950s. “Frightening…
Man stabbed at church in Gothenburg
The police were alerted at 00.55 on the night of Sunday about an injured man at Hagakyrkan in central Gothenburg. A 35-year-old man with knife injuries was found at the…
South African Church launches class action for miners against coal giants
This is a first: the Catholic Church in South Africa is organizing a collective action by South African miners in court against the coal giants. The Southern African Bishops’ Conference…
Two dead after Russian attack on church in Zaporizhzhya
Russia has carried out a new attack on Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian media reports. Ukrainian Pravda writes that at least two people have died and several have been injured after Russian robots…
New Church Wittevrouwen suddenly rings the bells at night: ‘I’m going crazy’
The municipality of Utrecht has announced that two reports have been received. The administrator of the church itself is also aware. Probably last night around 0.00 and 3.00 the church…
The Church of Sweden started Örebro’s first electric car pool: “Many students who rent”
During the trial period from April to November last year, the two electric cars in the pool were rented out 220 times. According to the calculations, this meant that the…
IT technician was denied a job at the Church of Sweden – needed to be baptized
When a man in Gothenburg applied for a job with the Church of Sweden, the question appeared: “Are you a member?” up.The answer was no – and the job went…
Russian Church handed over 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war to Hungary – expert: possibly a carefully planned operation by the FSB
Hungarian media reported in June that the Russian Orthodox Church had handed over 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war to Hungary. Why the prisoners ended up in the Russian Church and…
Here the vicar shows the sabotage at Grästorp’s church
It was around half past four on Saturday night that the police were alerted to a break-in at the church in Grästorp. Two men had gotten in by breaking a…
During the organ summer in the Dom Church, organist Jan Hage has to work hard: ‘Sometimes it really is a struggle’
Jan Hage has been playing the organ of the Domkerk for about 12 years now. Next to the gate through which he has to walk to get to the organ,…