Pope’s Restrictions Spark Resurgence of Interest in Traditional Mass Among Youth
Two French Catholic writers analyze how Traditionis Custodes is fueling a Traditional Mass movement among young Catholics
Results from Tag: 'france'
Watchdog Raises Concerns After Arson Attacks on German and French Churches
A historic church in Germany has been targeted — and several incidents have occurred in Paris.
The New Faces of Persecution Against Christians in Europe
France has the highest number of hate crimes against Christians — who remain the country’s most targeted religious community — followed by Germany, Italy and Poland, a recent annual report finds.
Will France Enshrine a ‘Right’ to Abortion in Its Constitution?
Two texts will be examined in Parliament on Nov. 24 and 28.
End of Life: France May Soon Follow in the Footsteps of Belgium
The French National Consultative Ethics Committee has just opened the way to ‘active assistance in dying,’ and President Emmanuel Macron has already indicated his preference for the permissive Belgian legal model.
European Court Rules in Favor of Feminist Claiming to ‘Abort Jesus’ in a Church in Paris
The European Court of Human Rights sentenced France to pay the feminist a total of 9,800 euros (about $9,584) — 2,000 euros for moral damages and 7,800 euros for costs and expenses — triggering indignant reactions among Catholic commentators.
Christian Eco-Village Soon to Be Launched in Lourdes
The ‘Hameau Graines d’Espérance’ project seeks to recreate intergenerational bond through assistance to vulnerable people, under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes, to ‘form a community of friends and neighbors who look together to Christ.’
The Sparkling Story of the World-Famous ‘Smiling Angel’
This medieval masterpiece of religious art and the witness of countless coronations of kings of France became the symbol of the Cathedral of Reims and one of the most widespread representations of angel in the world.
Six Years After Grisly Murder, France Remembers Father Jacques Hamel
The latest commemorations come months after a French court convicted four people for crimes relating to the attack.
Seeking Forgiveness at the Shrine of Saint-Anne in Brittany, Her Only Apparition Site
Every year on the feast of the Virgin Mary’s mother, thousands of faithful flock toward the shrine of Saint-Anne d’Auray, the third major shrine in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux.
