In the case of Maria Bibi, the Federal Constitutional Court declared a child an adult, a minor a wife, and a conversion a passport out of the law.
Catholic Church
France, Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame: When Ninety Percent Is Not Enough
Despite broad acquittals, the lone conviction for “psychological subjection” risks turning France’s justice system into an arbiter of acceptable spirituality.
The Fear of the Jesuits in 17th-century Poland and Lithuania: The First “Cult” Panic
An exploration of anti-Jesuit polemics reveals a much older genealogy behind today’s campaigns against groups branded as outsiders, manipulators, or “cults.”
When Faith Goes on Trial: France Accuses the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame of “Brainwashing”
The trial of a Catholic community under flexible ideas of “abuse of weakness” reveals how French anti-cult laws may target almost anyone.
Lettera di Natale del Primate della Chiesa greco-cattolica ucraina
“Davanti a noi non c’è solo una guerra, ma un omicidio di massa deliberato, sistematico, calcolato e tecnologicamente sofisticato di innocenti”.
A Christmas Letter from the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Before us is not just a war, but a deliberate, systematic, calculated, and technologically sophisticated mass murder of innocents.
Victory for Religious Liberty: Washington State Drops Assault on the Seal of Confession
Laws compelling clergy to report information on crimes obtained in confession threaten freedom of religion and do not serve any useful purpose.
The Two Holinesses: The Dalai Lama, Pope Leo, and China
Two different spiritual leaders share a passion for freedom of religion or belief and a common problem: the Chinese persecution of believers.
Who Is Afraid of Catholic Saints? A Strange Campaign Against Carlo Acutis
The Italian teenager is set to be canonized in September. Progressive Catholics and secular journalists are opposing the canonization. Why?
“Otto per Mille”: The Catholic Church vs the Italian Government on Religious Tax
Is the successful Italian system of financial support for religions really under attack?