Shaun O’Sullivan, a UK Christian preacher, arrested 16 times and acquitted each time, now plans to challenge the repeated prosecutions in court as he believes he is being targeted for proclaiming the gospel.
Christian street preacher Dia Moodley remains under investigation following his arrest on 22 November 2025 in Bristol, in connection with his public preaching on topics including Christianity, other religions, and gender ideology. He was detained for around eight hours on…
Madrid’s Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has launched a preliminary investigation into José Ignacio Munilla, Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, following remarks he made criticising a proposed ban on so-called “conversion therapy.” The bishop warned that the draft legislation could…
On 19 November 2025, the European Court of Human Rights communicated the application of a Catholic father and his daughter challenging Spain’s preference for public non-confessional schooling. Spain’s Constitutional Court had overturned decisions allowing the child to attend a…
On 13 November 2025, former Scottish Youth Parliament member Matthew Quinn told a CIDAC hearing that Inverclyde Council staff had singled him out because he was Catholic, questioned him about his personal views on abortion and same-sex marriage, and later called him a…
Bishop Mick received a warning from a police officer that the words on the back of his motorhome could get him into trouble if someone filed a complaint
In October 2025, the Finnish Supreme Court heard the case of Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen, who is facing prosecution for alleged “hate speech” after tweeting a Bible verse and questioning how the Lutheran Church could reconcile its support for Helsinki Pride with biblical…
The screening of the film Sacré-Cœur at a municipal venue in Marseille was cancelled in an attempt to enforce secularism rules, a decision later found by the Marseille Administrative Court to constitute a serious and unlawful restriction on freedom of expression.
A Christian couple in Sweden has taken their case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after their two eldest daughters were removed by social services and kept apart from the family for nearly three years. The parents argue that their regular church attendance and…
Spain’s socialist government is proposing that regional authorities establish registries of doctors who conscientiously object to performing abortions, effectively creating lists of objectors. Critics argue that forcing doctors to register or face legal coercion violates their…
A forum on the contribution of the Catholic faith to Spanish society and European integration organised by the Enraizados Foundation at the Spanish Lower Chamber, scheduled for October 13, was canceled without notice to the organisation involved. A few days before the event,…
In a landmark decision, the Bavarian Higher Administrative Court has ruled that there is no general 100-metre exclusion zone (“Bannmeile”) around medical practices that could prohibit peaceful prayer or assembly. The court rejected a ban of the city of Regensburg against a…
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE issued a formal apology after a television segment described the growth of Evangelical churches in the country as “dangerous,” attracting significant criticism. The broadcaster acknowledged errors in its coverage and sought to address complaints…
The Slovak government has introduced a proposal to reform state subsidies for private and church schools. Under the new policy, full funding would be limited to schools that meet specific public-service criteria, including enrolling at least 70% of students from local school…
Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman (DO) has ruled against a small Christian bakery in Stockholm who had declined to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2023. The decision, published on August 13, 2025, acknowledges that the bakery’s refusal was based on religious conviction…
The Labour Court of Hamm has affirmed the right of a Catholic hospital in Germany to prohibit a senior gynaecologist from performing procedures that go against its religious mission, both within the hospital and in his private practice.
A recent ruling by the Bavarian Administrative Court has ordered the removal of a crucifix from a state secondary school, finding that its display violates students’ negative freedom of religion and constitutes unlawful state endorsement of Christianity. The judgment, however,…
After a surge in anti-social behavior—including knife crime and drug activity—All Saints Church in High Wycombe is making a renewed appeal to install CCTV cameras. Reverend Anthony Searle described the situation as a “serious and ongoing threat” to public safety, especially for…
British Catholic hospices and care homes for the elderly face potential closure after the controversial Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was approved at Third Reading in the House of Commons on 20 June, passing by a narrow majority of just 23 votes. This bill, if…
In June 2025, the Romanian Parliament adopted a legislative amendment to the country’s Law on Religious Communities, criminalising the “unauthorised exercise” of clerical or priestly functions. The new provision effectively grants the state and officially recognised religious…