Nationwide, the number of adult baptisms skyrocketed to 17,800 catechumens baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, 2025.
France
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This journey takes them from Genesis to the beginnings of the Church, through Christ’s death on the cross, symbolized by the crown of thorns.
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France’s bishops reaffirmed that “palliative care is the only truly effective response to the difficult situations of the end of life.”
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In a 2024 interview with Aleteia, Bardot said that although she was no longer “a practicing member,” her Catholic roots remained a part of her life.
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More than 10,000 young Christians from across Europe joined thousands of young French people in Paris Dec. 28-Jan. 1 to take part in the European meeting of the Taizé community, …
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Fifty French Catholics killed under German Nazism were beatified Dec. 13, 2025, during a Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — an event that recognized their witness of faith …
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Notre Dame de Paris celebrated the first anniversary of its reopening Dec. 7 with a major milestone: more than 11 million people have visited the iconic cathedral in the past …
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One year after the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, Marseille’s Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde is preparing to celebrate the completion of restoration work on the iconic …
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PARIS (OSV News) — The hit French film “Sacré Coeur” (“Sacred Heart”) is set to reach American audiences next spring, with a U.S. release planned for June 12, the Solemnity of …
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Priests feel “faithful to their calling,” useful, “in their place,” and generally “at peace,” if less idealistic than when they began.
