Tag: Italy
Italian Catholic Church under pressure to start paying property tax
By Nick Squires December 13, 2011.
Print: The Telegraph
The Roman Catholic Church in Italy is under growing pressure to start paying taxes on its massive property portfolio, in a move that could raise up to 800 million euros (£680 million) a year and help bail the country out of its economic crisis.
Italy school crucifixes ‘barred’
BBC November 3, 2009.
Print: BBC
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the use of crucifixes in classrooms in Italy. It said the practice violated the right of parents to educate their children as they saw fit, and ran counter to the child’s right to freedom of religion.
