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Pope mourns death of French priest
August 16, 2021
Pope Francis has said he is mourning death of a French priest murdered by an immigrant awaiting trial for an arson attack on Nantes Cathedral. Fr Olivier Maire, 60, head of the Montfort missionaries at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre, was providing shelter to Emmanuel Abayisenga when he was allegedly beaten to death. The 40-year-old Rwandan Hutu surrendered to
Britain vs France in 1948
July 12, 2021
The Scottish accountant, novelist, and Catholic convert, Bruce Marshall escaped Paris just two days before the Germans invaded, served in the army through the war, and then returned to France when the war ended. Perhaps best known now for Father Malachy’s Miracle and The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith, he also wrote spy stories
French Catholic women launch manifesto on feminine vocation in the Church
February 22, 2021
CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2021 / 03:11 pm MT (CNA).- A group of Catholic women in France has launched a manifesto to underscore the “beauty of the women's specific vocation.”
French National Assembly passes anti-extremism bill proposing stricter rules for religion
February 18, 2021
The bill is considered a near certainty to pass the conservative-controlled Senate, though the bill will not go before that body until March 30.
Cardinal Parolin Weighs in on France’s Controversial “Religious Separatism” Bill
February 01, 2021
“I ask myself if it is necessary to go so far as [to make] a law,” said Cardinal Parolin in response to a direct question from his interviewer.
French Catholics fast and pray in response to controversial Bioethics bill
January 15, 2021
French Bishops launched the campaign to tackle the “widespread blindness to the dignity of every human being” represented by the new law
Notre Dame Cathedral spire to be rebuilt as replica of pre-fire design
July 10, 2020
President Emmanuel Macron of France has announced that the Notre Dame Cathedral spire will be rebuilt as a replica of the one destroyed in the fire at the cathedral last year.
58 French dioceses have no ordinations this year
July 04, 2018
Traditionalist priests now account for 20 per cent of ordinations in France
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