Tag: Pope Francis
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope Francis
Pope Francis appointed this Tuesday, April 26 a new archbishop at the head of the diocese of Paris. This is Mgr Laurent Ulrich, current Archbishop of Lille. The French capital…
Pope Francis deplores an “Easter of war” and appeals for peace
Facing 100,000 worshipers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Pope Francis dedicated much of his Easter message to Ukraine. The head of the Catholic Church appealed for peace, but…
In Rome, the Way of the Cross takes place at the Colosseum amid controversy around Ukraine
After two years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the traditional Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum brought together around 10,000 pilgrims of different nationalities on this Good…
why Pope Francis’ reform is a revolution
On March 19, a new Apostolic Constitution was published, setting new rules for the functioning of the Curia, the central body of the Catholic Church. Between the desire for decentralization…
the European Union must dialogue with Russia, pleads France
While European Foreign Ministers are meeting Monday January 24 in Brussels on the subject of Russian-Ukrainian tensions, France pleaded on Sunday January 23 for a direct dialogue between the European…
The bishops of France comforted by Pope Francis in their fight against child crime
On Monday, December 13, the leaders of the Church of France were received at the Vatican and handed over the report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Violence in the…
In the spotlight: the Russian threat in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier patrols a trench. We are in the Donetsk region, camouflage atmosphere: image of this war which has lasted for almost eight years in eastern Ukraine. A front…
Pope Francis at the bedside of migrants on the island of Lesbos
Five years after his first visit to the island of Lesbos in the midst of a migratory crisis, the Pope is once again on the move in a migrant camp…
new symbolic visit of Pope Francis to Lesbos
At the heart of a three-day visit to Greece, an Orthodox country, the Pope made a stopover this Sunday in the Lesvos refugee camp where just over 2,000 asylum seekers…
in Athens, the Pope denounces a Europe “torn by nationalist egoisms”
During a statement on the subject of migrants at the door of the European Union, the sovereign pontiff blasted Europe, believing that it was “torn by nationalist selfishness”. It was…