The Catholic Church provides teachers for religion classes, and the Government pays their salaries. No religious instruction other than Roman Catholicism is available in the public schools. There are also religiously based private schools. The Government's 1998 attempt to end all religious instruction in public schools met with objections from parental groups and, more importantly, from Bishop Marti. These objections compelled the Government to continue to make instruction available.
Foreign missionaries are active in Andorra and operate without restriction.
For example, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses proselytize door to door. The Government has not taken any official steps to promote interfaith understanding, nor has it sponsored any programs or forums to coordinate interfaith dialog. On occasion the Government has made public facilities available to various religious organizations for religious activities. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. There were no reports of religious detainees or prisoners.