Index

• Presentation
• Council of State, Second Section, judgment 28 January 2025, no. 2851

(Unauthorized change of use to a place of worship – applicability of Articles 31-bis and 31-ter of Veneto Regional Law No. 11 of 2004 also to APS (social promotion associations) -registration in the RUNTS and applicability of Article 71 of the Third Sector Code – non-retroactivity of the effects of registration to the date of the application submission)

• Council of State, Seventh Section, judgment 27 February 2025, no. 1710

(Building and urban planning – Zoning – Identification of areas that may be designated for the construction of a place of worship – Freedom of religion – Prohibition of procedural aggravation – Violation)"

• Council of State, Second Section, judgment 2 April 2025, no. 2822

(Unauthorized change of use of a property for religious purposes – impact of religious activities on urban planning – specificity of the urban load generated by religious activities – relevance of the increase in urban load for determining the unlawful change of use)

• Council of State, Second Section, judgment 2 April 2025, no. 2823

(Freedom of religion and worship – availability of places of worship – compliance with urban planning and building regulations – certificate of occupancy)

• Regional Administrative Court for Lazio, Third Section Bis, judgment of April 4, 2025, no. 7653

(Hour of Catholic religion – choice of alternative activities to Catholic religious instruction – choice made after enrollment but before the start of the school year – legitimacy of the ministerial circular)

• Council of State, Fifth Section, judgment 14 May 2025, no. 4125

(Socio-assistencial activities in ‘parish pastoral environments’ provided free on a loan – absence of unlawful change of use)

• Council of State, Fourth Section, judgment 29 May 2025, no. 4693

(Regional provisions on compliance with the minimum distance from betting shops – identification of so-called sensitive locations – inclusion of “places of worship” among them –  cemeteries – their inclusion in the category, also due to the religious comfort they provide)