Tag: France
Stop the wars while there is still time, pope tells Sant’Egidio...
Paris welcomed several thousand participants from around the globe taking part in the 38th "International Meeting for Peace" 22-24 September, organised by the Community of Sant'Egidio.
The end of Christian influence in France may be here
French deputies began to work on the proposed "end of life" bill 27 May, which, as it now stands, promises to be extremely permissive regarding euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, marking the potential end of Christianity's influence in France.
Despite social changes, France is still deeply rooted in Christianity, sociologist...
Specialising in the relationship between democracy and religion, Philippe Portier, a French academic professor and political scientist, is not surprised that secularised France is so interested in rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral in the nation's capital.
Take leap of faith and dare to love your family, those...
The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward "in faith, charity and hope," Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille's open-air stadium.
Five priests martyred by Paris Commune beatified after 152 years
The five priests, murdered by revolutionaries in 1871, were a sign of hope and a warning to Christians today, said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
Fr Josh Miechels: French village touches God
If you ever visit this little corner of France, you can encounter the heart of the crucified Jesus
I thought I understood Paray but I...
Visions in the trenches: St Therese appears to soldiers of the...
“Deeply moved, I cried to my fellow soldiers: “I am seeing Sister Therese. She is here! We are safe!”
Padre in Paris: Fr Josh’s Mission trip to France
Australia’s lone Emmanuel Community priest, Fr Josh Miechels, is embarking on a two year mission trip to Paris
Leaders offer prayers for France after attack
Archbishop Fisher joined others expressing shock and sympathy after killings at basilica in Nice.
A church prepared to bark: keeping warm hearts and cool heads...
Like a scene from a French comedy, Fr De Maistre’s altar server (also a policeman) engaged in a lively negotiation with the invading gendarmes
Jean Vanier: a champion for all of us
Jean Vanier’s life is a story about “changing” and relationships – for himself and others around him.
In the early 1960s, Vanier was yearning for...
The Pompiers and the Cross
Family friends in Paris live in an apartment just short of the corner where the Boulevard St Germain reaches the Seine. It is on...