Tag: Religion
a visit under high surveillance and excitement
It’s D-Day for Pope Francis in Marseille. The Holy Father is due to go there this Friday afternoon for a highly anticipated visit to the Marseille city. An exceptional visit…
India: religion once again central theme of the next legislative elections
Seven months before the legislative elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a speech on Thursday September 14 at the start of the electoral campaign, in which he presented himself as…
Emmanuel Macron at Pope Francis’ Marseille mass: mine clearance operation at the Élysée
French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the celebration of mass by Pope Francis on Saturday September 23 at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille. A decision criticized by certain members of…
The French government “wanted to make a publicity stunt” about wearing the abaya at school
With the ban on the abaya at school, the start of the school year has been placed under the sign of secularism by the government. The Minister of National Education,…
behind the controversy over the abaya, a new school year marked by the lack of teachers
Monday, September 4 marks the first return to school for the new French Minister of National Education Gabriel Attal. While his political agenda has been focused on the controversy after…
expectation and concern around the traditional evangelical gathering in the East
From 30,000 to 40,000 people are expected from this Sunday, September 3 in a small town in eastern France, for a week, for an evangelical gathering at the former Grostenquin…
a comedian prosecuted for his sketches on the army and religion
In Lebanon, a comedian finds himself at the heart of a debate on freedom of expression. Since Friday, August 25, military justice and then civil justice have launched proceedings against…
Busch (KD) in Aktuelle: “You have to be able to joke about religion”
During her video speech on Sunday, Ebba Busch urged Muslims to “turn the other cheek” when their religion is questioned, criticized or violated. As Christians have been doing for years,…
many homes and churches ransacked after the riots in the east of the country
Dozens of Christian families have returned to their homes in the past 24 hours in the Christian neighborhood of Jaranwala in eastern Pakistan. Residents are still in shock after violence…
the world’s largest gathering of scouts suffers from the heat
On the occasion of the 25ᵉ World Scout Jamboree, which takes place until August 12 in South Korea, hundreds of people are suffering from sunstroke and dehydration. Temperatures around 35°…