Tag: Marseille
The migration issue at the center of the Pope’s visit to Marseille
Pope Francis went to Marseille on September 22 and 23, 2023, at the initiative of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, to close the Mediterranean Meetings to which 70 bishops…
Pope Francis ends his visit to Marseille with a new appeal for migrants
Pope Francis concluded this Saturday, September 23, with a giant mass at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, a two-day visit largely dominated by the denunciation of the fate reserved for…
Emmanuel Macron invites himself to the second day of the Pope’s visit to Marseille
Emmanuel Macron will be present in Marseille on Saturday, on the second day of Pope Francis’ visit to the Marseille city. The President of the Republic was very keen to…
Pope Francis began his visit to the south in Marseille
Pope Francis, 86, arrived this Friday, September 22 in Marseille, in the south-east of France, for a two-day visit devoted in particular to the theme of migration and the Mediterranean.…
Migrants: in Marseille, the Pope denounces “odious trafficking and the fanaticism of indifference”
Pope Francis displays his difference on the migration issue. On the first day of his visit to Marseille, the sovereign pontiff denounced, this Friday, September 22, the “odious trafficking and…
Pope’s visit to Marseille: the Vatican faces the slow decline of Catholicism in France
During the last visit of a pope to Marseille, France had on its soil a number of Catholics almost equal to its number of inhabitants. The philosophers of the Enlightenment…
Marseille, city welcoming exiles
Since last weekend, Marseille has been hosting the Mediterranean Meetings, which bring together bishops and young people from around the Mediterranean. Pope Francis, visiting the Marseille city on September 22,…
How can we follow Pope Francis’ mass in Marseille?
Pope Francis’ mass celebrated on Saturday September 23 from 4:15 p.m. at the Vélodrome stadium will be followed by hundreds of thousands of faithful and broadcast live for all those…
rally in Marseille in support of arrested journalist Ariane Lavrilleux
The journalist from the investigative media Disclose Ariane Lavrilleux, also a contributor to RFI, was arrested on Tuesday September 19. An investigating judge and DGSI agents searched his home for…
“A hell of a storm,” recognizes Marseille striker Pierre-Eymerick Aubameyang
Marseille striker Pierre-Eymerick Aubameyang admitted on Wednesday September 20 that the crisis experienced by the club since the start of the week had complicated the preparation for Thursday’s match against…