Why Has the Vatican Ordered an Apostolic Visitation of the Diocese of Toulon?
At first glance, a pair of direct interventions by Rome into the administration of a French diocese known for its flourishing vocations seems puzzling.
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French Archbishop Orders Seminarians to Stop Wearing Cassocks
According to Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse, seminarians wearing the cassock demonstrate an excess of clericalism that is not ‘adjusted’ to their lay status.
French Catholics Petition Pope Francis Over Suspension of Ordinations in Toulon
The petitioners expressed their ‘serious concern about the lasting consequences on the relations between Rome and the Christian people of France, already shaken’ by Traditionis Custodes and France’s 2021 sex abuse report.
French Catholic Nun Turns 118, Making Her the Second-Oldest Person in the World
Born Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904, in Alés, France, she converted to Catholicism from Protestantism at 19 years old.
