France

Catholics in France to hold a nationwide prayer and fasting initiative Feb. 20 to “ask the Lord to enlighten consciences on the gravity of the challenges posed” by an assisted …

“Everywhere we see more and more young people coming to parishes and high school chaplaincies to ask to prepare for baptism.”

“The international order is under threat. … Europe must rediscover its soul to offer the entire world its indispensable contribution to the ‘common good.'”

“It is an open-air confessional for an airy pastoral ministry,” the priest told OSV News with humor.

“The message of Bernadette is powerful and universal; it speaks to everyone, no matter who you are,” said actress Eyma Scharen, who portrays the saint.

Nationwide, the number of adult baptisms skyrocketed to 17,800 catechumens baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, 2025.

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.

France’s bishops reaffirmed that “palliative care is the only truly effective response to the difficult situations of the end of life.”

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.

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, …