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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Global Defence of Religious Freedom
Rome, 10 October 2025 - In the golden light of an autumn morning, the Hall of Popes fell silent as Pope Leo XIV rose to speak. A delegation from Aid…
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Denmark’s Quiet Revolution in Recognizing New Religious Communities
Denmark has quietly become one of Europe’s most consistent examples of religious fairness. By applying clear, neutral rules instead of judging belief, its government now recognizes a wide range of…
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Russell M. Nelson: A Life of Healing, Faith, and Global Unity
Salt Lake City — September 27, 2025 - In the quiet of a Salt Lake City evening, the world bid farewell to a man whose century of life shaped millions…
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300th day without an EU Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief!
The EU does not care about victims of religious repression. The EU continues to remain deaf to repeated calls of members of the European Parliament, to desperate voices of victims…
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No one should feel unsafe because of what they believe, OSCE ODIHR
Building Bridges Beyond Boundaries: OSCE/ODIHR Gathers Diverse Faith Leaders in Warsaw to Address Religious Intolerance Warsaw, September 22, 2025 — No one should feel unsafe because of what they believe.…
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12th Religious Freedom Awards: Five Voices for Freedom of Belief and Coexistence
Madrid, September 19, 2025 – The headquarters of the Church of Scientology in Madrid hosted the twelfth edition of the Religious Freedom Awards, organized by the Foundation for the Improvement…
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Lithuania loses another Jehovah’s Witness case of conscientious objection in Strasbourg
On 26 August, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case Erikas Rutkauskas v. Lithuania that the religious freedom of a religious minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been…
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ECR MEPs call for urgent appointment of EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
On the occasion of the United Nations International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, ECR MEPs Bert-Jan Ruissen (Co-Chair of the European Parliament’s…
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Inside FoRB and Politics: Fernanda San Martin Carrasco on Challenges and Progress in Religious Freedom (Part I)
The European Times talked with her about IPPFoRB, her commitment to FoRB and the state of health of religious freedom in the world A conversation with Ms Fernanda San Martin…
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In Ruse, Rivers of Peace Flow Between City Leaders and Global Interfaith Networks
In the serene heart of northeastern Bulgaria, ensconced on the right bank of the Danube, the city of Ruse—often called "Little Vienna" for its elegant 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque architecture—opened…