Lighting a path to Freedom of Religion and Belief

The EU must work for Freedom of Religion or Belief for all

In promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), the European Parliament seeks to defend a right that is universal, indivisible and inalienable. It is...

We need FoRB climate change!

Scaling up European Union support to Freedom of Religion or Belief IMPORTANCE OF FoRB Freedom of religion and belief is a condition of good governance, important...

Still looking for freedom 30 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall

In November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell marking the triumph of western liberalism. The fall of the wall and the iron curtain marked the...

Freedom of Religion and Belief: Why it matters

Recently, I was having a chat with the excellent Reverend Bill E. Swing, founder of United Religions Initiatives (URI) and former Episcopal Bishop of...

The European Union as an agent for ensuring respect

Q&A on Freedom of Religion and Belief with Luisa Ragher Freedom of Religion and Belief: From your perspective, is this term experienced in practice in...

Understanding religion

The etymology of the term “religion” is controversial. The very idea of religion may inspire respect and interest, or on the contrary, arouse rejection....

Address of the Holy Father on Nuclear Weapons

Speech of Pope Francis, given on November 24, 2019,  at Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park, Nagasaki, Japan Dear Brothers and Sisters, This place makes us deeply aware...

The role of Religions in Europe

Speech of Bartholomew I of Constantinople, given on November 11, 2019, at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium In our time we face a world...

EU guidelines guarantee freedom of religion or belief and protect individuals

Declaration by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini, on behalf of the European Union, on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of...