
Record 522,000 German Catholics Quit the Faith in 2022
Rocked by years of scandals, with some still ongoing, the German Catholic church is haemorrhaging members at a record rate as its leadership proposes wildly liberal reforms to the faith.

Rocked by years of scandals, with some still ongoing, the German Catholic church is haemorrhaging members at a record rate as its leadership proposes wildly liberal reforms to the faith.

Two town halls were set ablaze in the second night of race riots, while the country’s politically powerful police unions have turned against the Élysée Palace, saying their officers are being turned into scapegoats.

A former Conservative Party health minister said the government should implement a preventative approach to reduce the rise in “costly” chronic illnesses.

After months of court battles, anti-Islam protestors have burned yet another copy of the Quran in Stockholm, adding yet more tensions to Sweden’s bid to seek NATO approval from Turkey, whose Foreign Minister condemned the burning.

“If we look at the success of the Spanish Vox or the Fratelli d’Italia, we can see that the stigmas attached to sovereigntist parties are in vain: voters choose according to their own perception of reality,” Varga said, announcing the 2024 election bid.

The referendum came as Austria, with its nine million-strong population, saw a tripling of the number of asylum applications filed between 2021 and 2022.

The French establishment has been quick to condemn the police for structural racism as violence engulfed the western Parisian suburb of Nanterre Tuesday night.

“The figures, therefore, show the highest net immigration recorded to date within a reporting year since the start of the time series in 1950,” the Federal Statistical Office said.

“An official who uses such language not only violates the rule of moderation but also dehumanizes,” Thuringia’s AfD chief Björn Höcke wrote in response to Kramer’s inflammatory remarks.

The progressive Left can see that absolute control of media discourse is no longer possible, and that is unbearable.
Upon hearing the news, Dresden State Art Collections’ general director termed the find a “true Christmas miracle.”
The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both foresee having to continue raising interest rates significantly to roll back inflation to 2%.
Employees, who used to have to agree to the Church’s moral code with regard to relationships and intimacy, are now free to follow their own moral convictions, as these are considered “private matters.”
This change for Japan, which had renounced the right to wage war and had adopted a stance of military non-involvement in international disputes, illustrates how much the geopolitical reality has changed in recent years.
The text that was finally voted on calls for a commission of inquiry, but only once the legal proceedings have been completed, i.e., in effect, during the next term.
88-year-old victim died after suffering severe traumas to his head along with a broken jaw, and injuries to his legs.
Three personalities from the Center to the Right are likely to reach the second round: former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, General Petr Pavel, and economist Danuše Nerudová.
Critics speculate that unless Musk repopulates the Trust and Safety Council, eliminating access to abusive content will not solve the problem.
Detentions rose by 13.4% to 533 cases; 65 journalists are held hostage, 49 are missing, and the number killed has risen to 57—an 18.8% increase compared to 2021 figures.
The conflict between those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who are not threatens societal cohesion as a new socio-political cleavage, and the vaccinated clearly seem to be the ones deepening this rift.
Explicit support for “gender representation quotas” was left in the final declaration, a topic that will soon ignite heated debates in the Romanian political scene.
The Russian army has been specifically targeting energy infrastructures. The aim of the conference was to put in place practical and concrete aid in the sectors identified as being the most in need.