Europe
This Capital City Just Banned Advertising for Meat, Fossil Fuels, and…
In the 19th century, European immigrants might write home a letter including something such as the following. “Dear Uncle Maarten, it’s unbelievable: Here in America, I can eat meat every day!” Such a lifestyle was unheard of in the Old World.…
Why Should We Trust Them?
The German episcopate appears all agog, not to say hot and lathery, to extend blessings to men who bed down with men, and women with women, apparently believing that Saint Paul and Saint Jude have nothing to teach them: Germany having led the…
Trump Pushes Europe Troop Reductions, Yet His Hands Are Tied
President Donald Trump is tinkering with the idea of dialing back America’s military presence in Europe because a number of countries refused to cooperate with the U.S. in Iran. But there is only so much he can do on his own. Trump announced…
Russia On Edge as Finland and Poland Seek Nuclear Weapons
Two of Russia’s antagonistic neighbors, Finland and Poland, are working to bring nuclear weapons within their borders. The Russians, who have more nuclear warheads than any other country, are not happy about this. The Finnish government…
EU Doles Out $106 Billion to Ukraine to Keep War Going
While most Western media are focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine continues with no end in sight. The European Union just approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to Ukraine to keep its government afloat and its military armed.The…
U.K. Assisted-suicide Bill Dies in House of Lords
The United Kingdom’s controversial assisted-suicide bill has died a well-assisted death in the House of Lords. But supporters in the House of Commons, who blamed its failure on parliamentary maneuvering by Peers, hope to reintroduce it next…
Spain Legalizes Half a Million Illegal Aliens. Is Europe Committing Suicide?
On April 14, Spain’s Council of Ministers, or cabinet, approved a proposal to legalize more than 500,000 illegal aliens in the country.As “Insider Report” noted in February, after the Spanish government initially endorsed the measure, the…
On a Darkling Plain – The Catholic Thing
I’ve been in Lisbon and, the past few days, Rome presenting translations of my recent book The Martyrs of the New Millennium. It’s encouraging that Christians in Europe are starting to realize the virulence and extent of anti-Christian acts…
What’s Next for Hungary After Orbán’s Election Loss?
Will Hungary’s new government steer the country in a more globalist, Euro-centric direction?On Sunday, Hungarian voters ousted Victor Orbán and elected by a landslide Péter Magyar as prime minister. Magyar is a lawyer, one-time European…
Finnish Lawmaker Convicted of “Hate Speech” for Promoting Biblical View of Homosexuality
A Finnish lawmaker was convicted Wednesday of “hate speech” for reproducing on social media a pamphlet she wrote 22 years ago expressing the Lutheran Church’s long-standing beliefs that homosexuality and same-sex “marriage” are sinful.The…