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How do religious belief and practice affect Europeans’ happiness?

December 5th, 2011 Comments off

by Juncal Cuñado and Alejo Jose G. Sison

Europe is often described as a godless wasteland. That’s not what the statistics show.

Europeans no longer believe in God nor go to church anymore. They don’t even consider themselves to be religious at all. It is clear, therefore, that Europe is a secularized continent. Or is it, really? Read more…

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In Italy, gain and loss in the struggle for life

November 17th, 2011 Comments off

by Josephine Quintavalle

The abortion rate has halved in 15 years, but there is a disturbing new trend.

I receive an excellent newspaper cutting service from the Movimento per la Vita in Italy, and am grateful to my pro-life colleagues in that great country for keeping us up-to-date on the significant progress they are making on so many ethical fronts. Read more…

When will Europe look after its families?

November 24th, 2009 Comments off

Carolyn Moynihan, Mercatornet.com

Here is something for the inaugural European Union president, Herman van Rompuy, to put his stamp on: the revival of the European family. The EU is very active in telling member states what to do about certain social issues — for example, condemning a recent Lithuanian law which prohibits promotion of “homosexual, bisexual, polygamous relations” among children under the age of 18 — but it is dragging its feet on the most important social issue of all: the protection and support of the family. Read more…