Lithuanian protestors decry COVID health passes

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Some five thousand people rallied outside Lithuania’s parliament to protest COVID-19 health passes that Lithuanians will need shortly to enter cafes, shops, public transportation and other venues as the Baltic government ponders new restrictions. The government in Vilnius plans to impose the restrictions mid-September that could also […]

French National Assembly Passes Anti-Extremism Bill Proposing Stricter Rules for Religion| National Catholic Register

PARIS, France — The French National Assembly has passed a bill that backers say will counter extremism and separatism, especially among French Muslims. However, the bill includes stricter controls on religion, bars religious symbols in some circumstances, and places strict regulations on homeschooling. The bill, titled “Supporting respect for the […]