Budapest Scientologists Mark 10 Years of expansion at Váci Road Church
Hundreds of parishioners gathered for an anniversary service, music and a retrospective of a decade in which the Budapest Ideal Church has…
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Trent’anni di sorveglianza finiscono senza trovare la minaccia che la Germania sosteneva esistesse
COMUNICATO STAMPA // Church of Scientology International // GERMANIA – Per quasi 30 anni, il Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz — l’Ufficio federale tedesco…
Dreißig Jahre Überwachung enden ohne Feststellung der von Deutschland behaupteten Gefahr
PRESSEMITTEILUNG // Church of Scientology International // DEUTSCHLAND – Fast 30 Jahre lang unterzog das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz die Church of Scientology…
Germany finally, No Citizen Should Be Asked to Break with Their Faith
Brussels, 15 May 2026 — The European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights welcomes media reports…
Scientology Welcomes Appointment of Mairead McGuinness EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Brussels, 26 March 2026— The European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights welcomes the decision of…
12th Religious Freedom Awards: Five Voices for Freedom of Belief and Coexistence
Madrid, September 19, 2025 – The headquarters of the Church of Scientology in Madrid hosted the twelfth edition of the Religious Freedom Awards, organized…
Religions without agreements in Italy: the knot of the new creeds and the challenge of Article 8 of the Constitution
The conference held on 27 May in the Matteotti Room of the Chamber of Deputies brought together experts and religious representatives to…
Church of Scientology of Milano ordains 3 new female ministers
The Church of Scientology in Milan has three new female ministers who can now perform all religious functions and ceremonies of the…
In Milan, a Celebration of Life and Legacy: The Naming Ceremony of Baby Ian
Milano, 20 May 2025 — In a quiet corner of the bustling metropolis, amid spring’s golden light and the hum of urban…
Walking in the Footsteps of L. Ron Hubbard: Scientologists Revisit Historic Sites in Valencia and Alicante
Valencia, Spain — A group of over 100 Scientologists from the United States, Italy, Mexico, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and other countries…
Bridging Traditions with Kindness: How Scientologists Brought Joy to Easter Celebrations Across Europe
Easter, a celebration of renewal and compassion, became even more meaningful this year thanks to the inspiring efforts of the Church of…
Scientology Celebrates One Year of Inspiration in Greater Paris
A Year of Celebration and Progress: The Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre of Greater Paris Marks its First Anniversary Saint-Denis – A…
25 years of Scientology recognition in Sweden, A Tale of Resilience and Positive impact
The Church of Scientology Sweden and all its affiliate Churches in Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the…
Pilsen, Czech Republic: Scientology Opens Ideal Mission in European Hub for Culture, Community Help and Spiritual Growth
On February 22, 2025, the first Ideal Dianetics and Scientology Center in the Czech Republic opened in Plzeň. The event marked a…
European Church of Scientology Engages in Global Religious Freedom Advocacy at IRF Summit 2025
Washington, D.C. – February 6, 2025 – The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2025 brought together a diverse coalition of religious leaders, human…
Religious Freedom Awards 2024: A Tribute to Coexistence and Human Dignity
Last November 29, 2024, at the Church of Scientology of Spain, located just meters from the National Parliament in Madrid, the 11th…
20 years since the Grand Opening of the Ideal Church of Scientology of Spain
Arriving in Spain in 1953 through the hands of its founder L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology established its first church in 1980 and…
Scientology viert een decennium van het belonen van verdedigers van religieuze vrijheid
Scientology Kerk Stichting voor de Verbetering van het Leven, Cultuur en Samenleving in Spanje hield de 10e jaarlijkse uitreiking van de Religieuze…
Scientology Celebrated a Decade of Awarding those Defending Religious Freedom
Church of Scientology’s Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and Society in Spain held the 10th annual Religious Freedom Awards ceremony…
Scientology and the Rise of New Pragmatic Religions in Europe, A Changing Spiritual Landscape
The Church set out a red carpet for Kulturnatten (Culture Night), welcoming over 1600 people in a matter of hours to their…
German delegate to OSCE encourages Scientologists to seek FoRB protection when discriminated against by state agencies
“persons, who live by the teachings and standards of Scientology or of other religions […], can claim the protection” of FoRB, stated…
Church of Scientology and others sign agreement with Catalan Government to use and translate religious texts
Catalonian Government promotes the Catalan language in the religious field through agreement with the different denominations, in which Scientology was included very…
Germany’s Federal Admin Court condemns the City of Munich for discriminating against a Scientologist
Munich can not exclude a citizen from pedelec funding based on “refusal to distance herself” from Scientology. Germany’s Federal Administrative Court [BVerwG.de]…
Scientology contributed to the latest EU Article 17 Dialogue of the European Parliament
November 15th, MEP Roberta Metsola, Vice President of the European Parliament, held the seminar “Article 17 dialogue on the Conference on the…
Religious Freedom Awards 2021 honors three women in the field of state-church law in Spain
The Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and Society, in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United…
Spain Director of Religious Freedom praises the awards granted by the Foundation of the Church of Scientology
UN ECOSOC recgonized Mejora Foundation awards three prestigious teachers in the 7th Edition of the Religious Freedom Award. MADRID, The Church of…
Event will discuss religious discrimination against Scientologists in Germany
Days Hours Minutes Seconds For decades now, the German authorities have been practicing discrimination against Scientologists by the use of what are…
Scientology requests the UN to launch an investigation on Germany for violating religious freedom
Last friday 25th September, the President of the European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights, participated at the 45thh Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, where he first requested Germany to dialogue and stop the use of "sect filters" and later requested the President of the Human Rights Council to launch an investigation on the religious freedom violations that the executive powers of Germany have been and continue to perpetrate against Scientologists.
The UN recognizes and gives Special Consultative Status to the Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and Society
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations grants special Consultative Status to the Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture…
Scientology’s Public Affairs and Human Rights Office gains Religious Recognition in Europe
Scientology’s Public Affairs and Human Rights Office gains Religious Recognition in Europe. On June 28th 2019 the Spanish Ministry of Justice granted the status of Religious Organization to the European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights.
