France
58 French dioceses have no ordinations this year
Traditionalist priests now account for 20 per cent of ordinations in France
Analysis: Why Macron accepted a title from the Pope
Francois Hollande never took up the traditional honour. But his successor has surprisingly strong Catholic sympathies
PICTURES: Floods cause evacuation of Lourdes shrine
The flash floods come as much of France is hit by heavy rainfall
The new champion of the French Catholic Right?
The influence of Marion Maréchal is growing, but not everyone is pleased
Why is Macron courting the Church?
Macron wants Catholics to be more involved in public life. Could France’s secular settlement be under threat?
Macron has exposed the bigotry of French anti-Catholics
French secularists got all they could have wanted years ago. So why are they still angry?
Police officer who swapped places with hostage was a practising Catholic
Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame had ‘experienced a genuine conversion’ in 2008.
Dioceses edit photo of priest in cassock to make it look like he’s wearing jeans
Three French dioceses apparently doctored the image as part of a fundraising campaign
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A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Paris’s new archbishop has a very unconventional background
Is this a sign of the direction in which Pope Francis is taking the Church?
