catholicism
Belfast in a black taxi: Europe’s last divided city tries to overcome its past
On 6 February, the Northern Irish paramilitary organisation the INLA decommissioned their weapons, and the province took one more tentative step towards social stability. Now that the former war-zone has re-opened its doors to the world, visitors are flocking to western Europe’s last divided city. A taste of the Northern Irish experience
catholicism, northern ireland, ira, belfast, ireland, politics, society
Dissecting Europe's crucifix conflict
On 3 November the European court of human rights ruled that crucifixes in classrooms violate the religious freedom of schoolchildren. Representatives from politics and the church roundly condemn the judgement, while many media welcome the decision. The Iberian, Maltese and Italian press react
catholicism, freedom of opinion, newspaper, euweek, eurotopics, european court of justice, press review
Anti-crisis plans: married with a family in Italy? The church will pay you
On 31 March, it was announced at the Italian episcopal conference that the Italian bankers association (l’Abi) would fund a sum of 30 million euros credit for families in economic difficulties. Have the state and the church slipped back to the middle ages?
Atheist Europe
'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life!' At least 48 complaints have been registered about the advertising campaign on the 'atheism bus' which has travelled from London to Barcelona. Religions - of which 52% of Europe 'belong' to - have had to shield themselves as a reflex from non-believer activists. Papal policy and secularity, religious diversity, university theology - what do you say?
God is a communist and unaware of it
Now that the largest catholic political party are no longer present in parliament and the centre-left are significantly weakened, it is the Vatican who are playing the role of the greatest opposition to the Italian government. Others however denounce the church as ‘crypto-communist’
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