Man arrested after entering French church with knife and shouting “Allah Akbar”
A 35-year-old man was arrested inside Saint-Rémi Church in the eastern French town of Forbach on Tuesday after he entered the building while shouting “Allah Akbar” and appearing to search for the parish priest.
EU Court weighs mandatory erasure of Church records if requested due to privacy law across all member states
Europe’s highest court heard arguments last summer over whether the Catholic Church must erase baptismal entries when people demand to be “debaptized,” a dispute that pitted the European Union’s data-protection rules against the Church’s claim of religious autonomy.
Montreal Jesuit school rejects provincial government subsidies in order to protect its Catholic identity
Loyola High School, a 130-year-old Jesuit Catholic institution in Montreal, announced on September 4th, 2026, that it would reject provincial subsidies rather than alter core elements of its religious mission under Quebec’s expanded secularism law.
Liechtenstein lawmakers back legalization of abortion as Prince signals intent to veto
Liechtenstein’s parliament narrowly approved a citizens’ initiative to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy this week, despite a clear warning from Hereditary Prince Alois that he would block the change.