Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cattenoz of Avignon, a month after the archbishop celebrated his 75th birthday, amid ongoing questions about his management style and handling of archdiocesan finances. Archbishop Cattenoz was named ...
French bishops conducted a "penitential rite of reparation" inside a church in which three people were murdered in late October. The Nov. 1 Mass of reparation was celebrated in Notre Dame Basilica by Nice Bishop André ...
Bishops in the United States and around the world expressed condolences after three people were murdered before Mass Oct. 29 in the basilica in Nice, France. French police have confirmed they are treating the killings as ...
France's Catholic bishops have joined Muslim leaders in condemning the beheading of a teacher in a Paris suburb. "We will defend schools and those who form them, so ignorance can be fought everywhere," said Archbishop Laurent ...
A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city's Gothic cathedral. French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two ...
French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes. The blaze broke out in three places in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 18. Although ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the nuncio to France, who has been under investigation for sexual misconduct in France and in Canada. Announcing the archbishop’s retirement ...
France's Catholic bishops opposed legislation to allow medically assisted procreation for single mothers and lesbian couples and urged citizens to help block its enactment.
"Every life is valuable, always," Pope Francis tweeted after offering prayers for Vincent Lambert, a 42-year-old French man who died July 11, nine days after doctors stopped providing him with nutrition and hydration.
The archbishop of Paris wore a hard hat as he celebrated the first Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral since a huge blaze devastated the landmark building in April.
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