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Arrests made following Christmas harassment incident at Catholic school in India

France

Auction officer Jean-Pierre Osenat gestures as the long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was sold at auction for 2,3 million euros or $2.66 million in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

Dec 1
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Pope Leo XIV meets with elected officials from France in the Vatican on Aug 28, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells French politicians they cannot separate faith from their duties

Aug 28
Charles Collins

Arrest of Italian priest for abuse may renew calls for national reckoning

Apr 17
Crux Staff

Bishop Dominique Rey, speaking on French television in 2021. (Credit: KTO TV / Youtube screenshot.)

French bishop resigns early after Vatican inquiry of diocese

Jan 11
Elise Ann Allen

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Quidenham in Norfolk, England. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

The Martyrs of Compiègne of French Revolution are canonized after ‘walking together’

Dec 19, 2024
Charles Collins

Pope skips inflight presser, applauds Corsica for having kids

Dec 15, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope disowns politicians who exploit popular piety

Dec 15, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope in Corsica to talk climate and migrants, and to boost popular devotion

Dec 14, 2024
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The altar designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is seen in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via AP.)

France prepares for event of the century without star guest

Dec 6, 2024
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Pope to push Mediterranean agenda in visit to Corsica

Nov 23, 2024
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