“If Boston churches paid taxes,” wrote one observer, “the city would not be in a financial mess.” Even some Roman Catholic laymen ventured disapproval of that church’s land-grab practice ...

Religious institutions in Iqaluit now pay 25 per cent of their property tax, an exemption they must reapply for every three years. It represents about $40,000 a year for the local Catholic church ...

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced that starting this month, churches in the country would be expected to pay taxes. The announcement caused apprehension among religious leaders, ...