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Olivier Roy: an impartial observer of Europe’s crises
August 8, 2019
Is Europe Christian? By Olivier Roy Hurst, 112pp, £14.99/$19.99 Everything seems to be about identity these days: politics, culture – even religion. Some of...
French Catholics find unlikely allies in the fight against IVF
August 1, 2019
In recent years some of the most contentious debates in France have concerned what are conventionally called “social issues”. Changes to France’s marriage laws...
Is France about to follow Belgium on euthanasia?
July 18, 2019
It’s escaped most of the world’s attention, but France has been fixated in recent months on the case of Vincent Lambert a 42-year-old brain-damaged...
Rebuilding Notre-Dame will pit Church against state – again
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The Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, is renowned for his calm demeanor and easy-going manner. That made it all the more significant when, during...
The French Church after Cardinal Barbarin
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The conviction of Lyon’s archbishop, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, by a French court on March 7 for failing to report alleged sexual abuse by a...
France’s churches are under attack, but the establishment doesn’t seem to care
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During the French Revolution’s worst years, some of the most visible expressions of violence involved attacks on the Church, which was perceived as a...
Outside Paris, French people are more socially conservative than politicians think
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For three months, France has been swamped by protests from thousands of French citizens whose patience with their nation’s political establishment has snapped. Far...
France: Saving Europe
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Why is Macron courting the Church?
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