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(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make a four-day apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28, with a program that stretches from the Élysée Palace and UNESCO in Paris to …

(OSV News) — French top politicians, bishops and family remembered the 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel 10 years after the priest was murdered by two Islamic terrorists as he was celebrating Mass …

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires in Spain and France that have forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate from their homes.

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France is expected to be watched closely for his message to a Europe divided by political tensions and a recent wave …

PARIS (OSV News) — France’s bishops are strongly criticizing a “radical choice” made by French lawmakers to legalize “assisted dying.” French lawmakers approve assisted dying law A watershed vote by the …

The first major papal event in France is to be a meeting and prayer vigil with Pope Leo and young people, scheduled for the evening of Friday, Sept. 25.

The Saint-Omer Foundation for Transatlantic Values keeps alive the memory of the School of the Jesuits in France and its connection to the U.S.

“More than 1,800 amendments have been filed and could still be discussed to ensure the protection of the most vulnerable people.”

In 1958 Lejeune identified that an extra chromosome 21 causes Down syndrome, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics.

The schedule for the pope’s trip to France is expected to be finalized by the Holy See in the coming weeks.