Orthodox Religion

Orthodox Religion to feature in Romania’s 2030 Baccalaureate under new syllabus

Romania’s Ministry of Education and Research has published the syllabus for Orthodox Christian Religion for the 2030 Baccalaureate examination. The document outlines the competencies and content students must prepare for the exam, Edupedu reports. The syllabus for Orthodox Christianity is structured around competencies aimed both at knowledge and expression of religious identity and at students’…

1 hourAurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Religion may be studied in Dutch schools: Teachers and pupils now sought

Orthodoxy may now be studied officially in Dutch schools. Wherever parents register their children and trained teachers are available, an Orthodox Christian religion class can be organised. Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, parents can register children aged 6-12 for the Orthodox Christian religion class, organised in public state schools through a three-year pilot programme.…

Nov 10, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Austria: An increasing number of students attend Orthodox Religious Education

In Austria, an increasing number of students are attending Orthodox Religion in school, katholisch.de reports. In the school year 2018/19, there were around 13,600 students at almost 1,000 locations. A year before (2017/18), there were 12,682 students at 912 locations. By comparison, in 2012/13, only 10,003 students attended Orthodox Religion classes, while 15 years ago…

Jul 9, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu