Bridget Ryder is a news writer for The European Conservative. She holds degrees in Spanish and Catholic Studies.
Bad Times Call for Bland Masses: an Ode to Novus Ordo Liturgy

Bad Times Call for Bland Masses: an Ode to Novus Ordo Liturgy

In my experience, it was at the Masses that were less spectacularly arranged, externally less festive, where I sensed true Christian festivity. My favorite Mass is still the uninspiring Mass of the average Catholic parish. 

January 23, 2022
Bulgaria Stands its Ground Against Russia

Bulgaria Stands its Ground Against Russia

“I want to make it clear: Bulgaria is a sovereign state and we have long since made our choice by becoming a member of NATO,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov said in a special statement during a parliamentary session. 

January 22, 2022
The Spanish Women Challenging the Center-Right Status Quo

The Spanish Women Challenging the Center-Right Status Quo

If the Partido Popular (PP) hopes to reconsolidate the Right and return it back under its centrally placed umbrella, it might be advised to follow the leads of Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo.

January 21, 2022
Report Finds Irish Government-Funded Hotline Encourages Abortion

Report Finds Irish Government-Funded Hotline Encourages Abortion

“Even when women don’t seek information about it, abortion is the first issue counsellors raise with women facing an unplanned pregnancy,” the report stated.

January 21, 2022
Hungary Announces Elections in April

Hungary Announces Elections in April

The April 3rd round of elections, the earliest allowed by law since the last elections in 2018, poses the greatest electoral challenge incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has faced since his Fidesz party first won a parliamentary majority in 2010. Now, diverse opposition parties have banded together in an attempt to unseat Fidesz. 

January 14, 2022
Spain Secularizes the Nativity Scene

Spain Secularizes the Nativity Scene

Are Nativity scenes deprived of their spiritual essence even worth preserving or is a cultural Nativity scene not apt to just become another aspect of a commercialized Christmas, preserved primarily for atmosphere, nostalgia, and economic value?

January 10, 2022
Win for Free Speech: UK Court Protects Man’s ‘Gender Critical’ Tweets

Win for Free Speech: UK Court Protects Man’s ‘Gender Critical’ Tweets

Speaking to the press after the verdict was delivered, Harry Miller said: “By framing reality, inquiry and dissent as prejudice, bigotry and hate, the College of Policing has failed to protect the liberty that used to be taken for granted by the citizens of this great nation.”

January 7, 2022
Nuclear Power and Natural Gas: Green Energy?

Nuclear Power and Natural Gas: Green Energy?

Many EU countries support a green designation for nuclear power. France has made nuclear energy the pillar of carbon-neutral energy production, and Czechia and Hungary also rely heavily on nuclear energy. Germany opposes this, but approves of a green label for natural gas as a transition energy.

January 4, 2022
Polish Catholics Should be Willing to Accept Refugees, Says Top Bishop

Polish Catholics Should be Willing to Accept Refugees, Says Top Bishop

Archbishop Wojciech Polak said he ready to take the migrants into his diocese. “But the admission itself is not enough. We need a far-reaching, wide-ranging system of assistance that would enable them to find each other, integrate, and function in a new place.”

January 3, 2022
Eurotunnel Warns Britons They Can’t Travel Through France

Eurotunnel Warns Britons They Can’t Travel Through France

“Following a French Government decision, on 28/12/2021, unless they hold French residency, British citizens are now considered third country citizens and can no longer transit France by road to reach their country of residence in the EU,” a statement on the Eurotunnel website warned. 

January 3, 2022
France Wants a Federalized EU, but Not for Arms

France Wants a Federalized EU, but Not for Arms

While French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a vision for a more federalized European Union in assuming the presidency of the European Union, his government has also made it clear that does not apply to arms exports.

January 2, 2022
EU Drafts Measures to Increase Emergency Powers

EU Drafts Measures to Increase Emergency Powers

The European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton is drafting a new law to secure the European supply chain in both emergencies and normal market conditions. Some fear it will include measures that give the EU power to seize private property. 

December 31, 2021