Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian government sign agreement to build university together
In a ceremony held at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on May 8, 2026, Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Prime Minister Đuro Macuta signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Benedictine College suspends students who posted theological flyers on Jewish-Catholic relations
Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, suspended several students for a full academic year after they anonymously distributed a flyer on campus in late April 2026.
Ontario government chooses to respect religious freedoms and not intervene in Catholic school Gay Pride flag ban
In the spring 2026, Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra faced a request from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association to intervene in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s long-standing decision not to fly the Pride flag.
Irish Dáil vote to reject the proposed repeal on the three-day waiting period for abortions
The Irish Dáil (parliament) voted 85-30 to defeat the Social Democrats’ reproductive rights bill on May 13th, 2026. The bill aimed to scrap Ireland’s mandatory 3-day reflection/waiting period for abortions up to 12 weeks, among other changes.