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sought to compel clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even when such information was disclosed during confession

Local Church•Religious Freedom

EU Court to Weigh Whether Baptismal Records Clash with Data Protection Laws

Alessandro Calcagno, a canon lawyer and deputy secretary general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), explains the Church’s position: “The sacramental record is not a mailing list, it is a historical document. You may leave the faith, but the fact that you were baptized remains. You cannot ‘un-baptize’ yourself.”

Religious Freedom

Orthodox join Catholics in suing Democratic Party government in Washington for confessional secrecy

The legislation at the center of the controversy, Senate Bill 5375, is set to take effect on July 27. It reinstates clergy as mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect in Washington’s legal code—a category that was removed in 1975. Critically, the law makes no exception for information disclosed within the context of religious confession, a move that both Orthodox and Catholic leaders argue strikes at the heart of their faith practice.

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Faith at Work: Accenture Leads the Charge as Corporate America Redefines Religious Inclusion

What might have once been considered a peripheral or even taboo topic in corporate environments is now being recognized as a vital dimension of employee identity. Following Accenture in this year’s REDI Index are Equinix, Dell Technologies, Merck, and Intuit—all companies that have prioritized creating an inclusive space for employees of all faiths and belief systems, including non-theistic perspectives