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The Future of Christianity in Europe
Christianity is declining in Europe. According to the most recent Pew poll, only 71 percent of Europeans still identify as Christian, though 81 percent were raised in the faith....
Islam Made Me Christian
I grew up in northern Italy, in a Catholic household. For us, as for many Italian families, being Catholic was a matter of tradition rather than of faith. When I...
The Fate of Hong Kong’s Christians
Christians in Hong Kong overwhelmingly support the mass protests that have disrupted the region for the last two months. Millions, including many Christians, have taken to the streets to...
Steve Bannon’s European Movement
Is Europe’s new populist movement exclusively a rightwing phenomenon, or does it seek to unite anti-establishment forces of all stripes? This is the first question I ask Steve Bannon...
Europe’s Libyan Battleground
Libya was in the spotlight recently when heavy infighting between militias in Tripoli caused more than fifty deaths. On September 5 the U.N. reached a ceasefire, but the country...
Italy Challenges the Postwar Order
Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since World War II. Comprising the populist-left Five Star Movement and the populist-right...
Capitalism vs. Tradition in Italy
Last year, Valeria Ferrara chained herself to the front of a Calvin Klein outlet store in Castel Romano in Rome. While working there as a sales clerk, she had...
Italy’s Rebellion
Identity, tradition, and religion have new prominence in Italy after the recent election. The Northern League, once a marginal party that called for the independence of the northern Padania...