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EU bishops’ conferences await ruling on erasing baptismal entries

The EU’s top court is considering a case involving Belgium’s Ghent diocese

Luke Coppen
Sep 04, 2026
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An upcoming ruling by the European Union’s top court on whether a Belgian diocese must erase baptismal register data on request could have significant implications for the Church’s autonomy and institutional freedom of religion.

The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. Credit: Luxofluxo/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.

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