France Archives

France to legalize IVF for lesbians, single women

Jun 29, 2021

France’s lower house of parliament is set Tuesday to approve a law that will allow single women and lesbians access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time.

By Associated Press

France to mark 150th anniversary of anti-religious Paris Commune

May 19, 2021

On Paris’ Rue Haxo, a white-brick church commemorates dozens of Catholic clergy who fell victim to one of modern Europe’s bloodiest uprisings. Its 150th anniversary will be marked in the last week of May with a series of commemorative events.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Sponsor a gargoyle: New fundraiser launched for Notre Dame in Paris

Apr 17, 2021

A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history.

By Deirdre C. Mays

Macron assesses Notre Dame two years after devastating fire

Apr 15, 2021

Two years after a fire tore through Paris’s most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the building site that Notre Dame has become to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus.

By Thomas Adamson and Jeffrey Schaeffer

French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims

Apr 14, 2021

France’s highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual abuse of minors by a predator priest.

By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny

New book explores plague of abuse in Church’s new religious movements

Apr 12, 2021

In 2017, the man who leads the Vatican’s office for religious congregations acknowledged in an interview that some 70 “new movements” were under investigation for the abusive behavior of their founders.

By Inés San Martín

Notre Dame’s rector: ’15 or 20 years’ needed for restoration

Apr 2, 2021

The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another “15 or 20 years.”

By Associated Press

Holy Thursday service held at fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Apr 1, 2021

A Holy Thursday service in Paris was held at Notre Dame cathedral, which is still under construction after it was ravaged by flames just days before Easter in 2019, its spire crumbling in a shocking blaze.

By Associated Press