Category - eastern europe

East Germany's peaceful revolution remembered in church campaign

Stephen Brown — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:52:43 +0100

Christians in eastern Germany have launched a campaign to mark the 20th anniversary of the peaceful revolution that overthrew communism, with a light sculpture shone onto the walls of the regional parliament building in Erfurt.

Theological educators face challenges of Eastern and Central Europe

agency reporter — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:01:52 +0100

Amidst rapid social and political changes in Eastern and Central Europe, leading representatives of theological institutions in the region gathered in Romania recently to seek more mutual cooperation and development.

Norway's Catholics praised for support of migrant workers

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:53:30 +0000

Norway's government has praised the country's small Roman Catholic Church for its role in supporting more than 100,000 labour migrants from Poland and other eastern European countries.