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Charles de Foucauld: The miracle that paved the way for his canonization

May 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

François Asselin. / EWTN.

Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 06:44 am (CNA).
Late on Nov. 30, 2016, François Asselin got a call from his construction manager.“Listen, François, there has been an accident,” he heard on the other end of the line. One o… […]

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What a new Saint and an old secularist can teach us about love of God and country

May 5, 2022 David Pinault 11

On May 15 the Catholic Church will canonize Père Charles de Foucauld, a missionary priest active in French Algeria just over a century ago. But his rank of sainthood comes with rancor. Critics of France’s […]

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‘Extraordinary courage’: Nun intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France

April 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Saint-Pierre d’Arene church in Nice, southeastern France. / Jesmar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Nice, France, Apr 25, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA).
A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to di… […]

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Father Jacques Hamel murder: Catholic archbishop says ‘justice is done’ as 4 are convicted

March 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen, Wikipedia.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 10, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Four men accused of terrorist conspiracy after the murder of the French Catholic priest Father Jacques Hamel in 2016 were convicted on Wednesday.“Ju… […]

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After meeting Pope Francis, leader invites France’s Muslims to pray for peace in Ukraine

February 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Vatican City, Feb 28, 2022 / 11:25 am (CNA).
After meeting Pope Francis on Monday, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris invited Muslims in Fra… […]

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French parliament votes to extend abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks

February 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome Newsroom, Feb 23, 2022 / 10:30 am (CNA).
The French National Assembly voted Wednesday to extend the legal limit for abortion from 12 to 14 weeks.The bill received 135 votes in favor and 47 votes against, with n… […]

The Dispatch

More than 800 anti-Christian incidents reported in France in 2021

February 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

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Paris, France, Feb 12, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA).
More than 800 anti-Christian incidents were reported in France in 2021.The provisional figures were announced on Feb. 10 as part of an ongoing study of anti-relig… […]

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French abuse report authors respond to critics who challenged 330,000 victims estimate

February 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Paris, France, Feb 10, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The authors of a landmark abuse report responded this week to critics who argued that they overestimated the number of victims in the French C… […]

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Pro-life group criticizes Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

French President Emmanuel Macron. / Frederic Legrand – COMEO/Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2022 / 07:05 am (CNA).
A pro-life group in France has denounced President Emmanuel Macron’s call to add abortion to the EU Charter of Fundamental … […]

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Ireland to follow France in offering free contraception to women under 25

January 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

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Dublin, Ireland, Jan 4, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Ireland is preparing to follow France in offering free contraception to women under 25 years of age.The French government introduced the measure on Jan. 1, whil… […]

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