General news / 24 October 2019 Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a… Read More
Humanists International News / 12 April 2019 Italy censors campaign to improve access to abortion and healthcare because it’s “offensive” The Italian Council of State has overturned a previous ruling, in effect censoring UAAR's campaign to improve access Read More
General news / 27 March 2019 Italian government supports world congress of homophobic, sexist and anti-abortion fundamentalists What is the World Congress of Families, and how involved is the Italian Government? Read More
General news / 22 February 2018 “Children have the right to opt-out from religious instruction”, say atheists in Peru, Colombia and Italy Even in countries where children or families have the right to opt-out from religious instruction or teaching, many are… Read More
Members and partners / 31 January 2018 Censored in Milan: a campaign to promote an alternative to religious teaching in schools The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) is running an ad campaign called “Can I choose when I grow… Read More
Conferences / 12 October 2017 “30 years… beyond belief!” First Humanist festival held in Italy by UAAR Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo in italiano The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) celebrated its 30th birthday last… Read More
Café Humaniste / 26 May 2017 IHEU announces first in new series of events: Café Humaniste Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo in italiano The IHEU is pleased to announce the launch of Café Humaniste, a new… Read More
Members and partners / 5 December 2011 Catholic Church costs Italy six billion Euros a year Six billion euros. That's how much the Catholic Church costs Italy every year, according to the first detailed investigation of… Read More
Members and partners / 27 October 2011 Pope attacks atheism at Assisi inter-faith meeting; Italian freethinkers reply that “he has a bad conscience” The Vatican made a big publicity push out of Pope Benedict XVI’s personal initiative to invite atheists to this week’s… Read More
Members and partners / 16 August 2010 Italian court rules that schools must provide alternative to religion classes Italian freethinkers have welcomed a court ruling that requires public schools to provide alternatives to Catholic classes on religion. The… Read More
General news / 4 May 2010 Pope Benedict endorses the Turin scam Ecumenical News International just reported that Pope Benedict travelled to Turin on 2 May to "venerate" the Turin shroud, a… Read More