This panel is co-sponsored by the research group DiReSoM (Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali – Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies) and ICLARS (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies). It is part of a series of panels at EuARe 2023 coordinated by ICLARS. The panel aims to analyse the clash between claims for a recognition of an institutional religious identity of faith-based entities and philosophical nonreligious organisations, and national identities as they arise from State law, related case-law and administrative practice.Chair: Maria Cristina Ivaldi (Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli) Speakers:Pierluigi Consorti (Università di Pisa), The claim for an institutional religious identity in front of the governamental organisationsMaria Luisa Lo Giacco (Università di Bari), The claim for an institutional religious identity in education activitiesAdelaide Madera (Università di Messina), The claim for an institutional religious identity in healthcare activities