EUROPE
Here we list the events found in Europe that are not single events or that are not tied to a single year.
2021
New attack on churches in Germany and Norway
Both in Germany and Sweden, churches were attacked in the past few days.
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The attempt to remove Christianity from Italy
“The Courts have been asked to make a decision on the suit enacted by a school teacher who oppresse the Cross in the classroom. The chatolics fear a domino effect…”
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“The removal of the Cross from the city halls 6 and 8 of Milan has infuriated of the Fratelli d’Italia party that has put forward an informal request for interrogation…”
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The slow death of Christianity in France.
“One religious building is disappearing in France every two weeks.
That is the conclusion of Edouard de Lamaze, president of the Observatoire du patrimoine religieux (Observatory of Religious Heritage) in Paris. He is raising the alarm in the French media about the gradual disappearance of religious edifices in a country known as the “eldest daughter of the Church” because the Frankish King Clovis I embraced Catholicism in 496.”
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2019
Attacks against Christians at all-time high in Europe.
“Over 3,000 attacks against Christians in Europe were recorded last year, representing an all-time high, according to a study by the New York-based Gatestone Institute.
The institute reviewed thousands of newspaper and police reports, parliamentary inquiries, social media posts, and specialized blogs from Britain, France, Italy, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. The research shows that roughly 3,000 Christian churches, schools, cemeteries and monuments were vandalized, looted or defaced in Europe during 2019.”
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Crosses destroyed across the Eastern Pyrénées.
“The desecrated crosses on the summits will not be replaced. Several crosses were destroyed on Pyrenean peaks. The army, which installed one in 2015, decided not to replace it.”
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