France: La Croix, a “shattered” country. Macron downsized, left and far right soaring up. A broken Assemblée national

Macron won, but sovereignisms are far from vanquished. Renewed wake-up call for European politics

Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron wins re-election defeating his opponent Marine Le Pen. France is divided, alongside many other countries’…

France: the results of the first round of the presidential election make the headlines, amidst worries and questions about the potential result of the second round

Pope Francis: letter to French Bishops gathered in Lourdes, “I am with you in the storm of shame and the drama of abuse”

Sexual abuse in the Church: 216,000 victims in France since 1950. Bishops and clergy: “There is still a long way to go before we can hope to deserve their forgiveness”

Presentation of a shocking Report that documents cases of sexual abuse in the Church of France. An estimated 216,000 victims…

Card. Parolin: visit to Council of Europe. In the afternoon, Mass with young people at Sanctuary of Mont Sainte-Odile

Schuman, artisan of peace. Zin: “the way to holiness can pass through political engagement”

Pope Francis has declared “venerable” the French statesman Robert Schuman, celebrated for being a leading figure in the European integration…

Notre-Dame: half a million euros from North Rhine-Westphalia to restore windows of Paris Cathedral

Survey on young people and the pandemic. “‘They are not a generation sacrificed to COVID-19 but the future and hope of the world”

The French bishops, concerned about the impact of the pandemic and of the related confinement on young people, commissioned an…

France: Bordeaux, 300 people, including 100 children, evicted from the banlieue. Condemnation of Catholic associations. “Everyone has the right to a home”

France: European Investment Bank, financing to build 1,500 affordable homes