COMECE President Cardinal Reinhard Marx reacts to the ban on the circumcision on boys proposed in Iceland by members of the Parliament from five different political parties. “The proposed bill is a dangerous attack on freedom of religion”, states the Cardinal, urging the EU institutions to take action in order to prevent such a threat to fundamental rights.

Pope Francis released a message condemning "fake news", saying that it's a "sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred".