Friday, 17 July 2015 13:14
Norway: Diocese inflating membership figures
The government of Norway is demanding $5.1 million from the Oslo diocese in compensation for what the government sees as fraud in the inflated reporting of church membership figures. The government charges that the Oslo diocese…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:13
Netherlands: Schools are failing pupils
Secondary school pupils in deprived areas are not getting the education they need, the Volkskrant newspaper reported on Thursday 9 July. There is not enough money to pay for extra lessons or for the care some…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:12
Montenegro: Community of Christian Service Workers
The Community of Christian Service Workers are in Montenegro with a training and inspirational forum for Christians working in service to others. They are ministers, missionaries, the staff and volunteers of Christian organisations , charity workers,…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:11
Monaco: Christian outreach
Trans World Radio has been sending out Christian programmes from Monaco for 55 years. The first programme was broadcast from a 100,000-watt shortwave transmitter in Monte Carlo. TWR now utilises the facility to transmit the Good…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:09
Moldova faces different problems
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe; children are often abandoned by families trapped in poverty with no hope. Moldova still suffers from a Communist legacy and has a…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:08
Malta: Buying children
On Thursday 9 July police identified a suspect after two women reported a man trying to buy their daughters while walking along the Sliema front. Police said, ‘Investigations are still ongoing to identify the man who…