Tag: Religion
Religion in prison and secularism: the role of prison chaplains
Religion plays an important role in prison. It can represent for prisoners a space of calm, confidence, socialization, with visits linked to worship. For the State and the prison administration,…
At the end of their mission for more than a year, two priests from the DRC would like to be able to stay in France
In Savoie, in the south-east of France, two priests from the Democratic Republic of Congo are currently living in hiding after their residence permits expired. 2 mins When migration issues…
a 16-year-old boy found guilty
This Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in France, a minor appeared before the Nanterre children’s court. He is one of 17 young people arrested last October after uttering anti-Semitic chants in…
In Jerusalem, “if we only consider religion and the sacred, the solution is nowhere to be found” – L’Express
Holy place of Islam, with Mecca and Medina, Jerusalem, and in particular the Esplanade of the Mosques, where the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa mosque are located, crystallizes…
France will no longer accept new “seconded imams” from January 1, 2024
France will no longer accept new imams “ detached “, that is to say sent by other countries, from January 1, said French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Friday in…
Christians locked up at Holy Family Church “lose hope in humanity”
In Gaza, Christians celebrate Christmas locked within their church. They found refuge there at the start of the war with Israel. Since then, these Palestinians have not been able to…
Christmas traditions disrupted after two years of war
If there is a country where Christmas will take on a particular meaning this Sunday evening, December 24, it is Ukraine, subject to the war inflicted by Russia for almost…
the choir of Notre-Dame de Carthage, a respite after a tough year for Sub-Saharan people
In Tunisia too, preparations for Christmas Eve are going well. In Tunis, a choir named Notre-Dame de Carthage is preparing to lead Christmas mass. The singers mainly come from West…
On the path of pregnant virgins
We set off to discover an original path, traced by the photographer Viviane Lièvre and the French nomadic writer Jean-Yves Loude. Together, the two ethnologists set off from Puy-en-Velay to…
thousands of people demonstrate against the anti-Islam mayor of Monfalcone
Nearly 8,000 people participated yesterday, Saturday, December 23, in the demonstration organized by the Muslim community of Monfalcone against the anti-Islam mayor. The councilor of this town in northern Italy,…