Tag: Religion
Christians Driven Out of Jerusalem’s Old City by Jewish Extremists
Christians were attacked by Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, Sunday May 28. This time, the incident is fully assumed by the deputy mayor…
African nuns and priests in France: “new missionaries”?
Priests “from elsewhere” as the Catholic Church describes them are numerous in France: they are estimated to be around 3,000, or 20% of all priests on French territory. Figures that…
a festival highlights the role and importance of choirs in the country
South Africa is renowned for being a singing nation, and many voices, such as that of Pretty Yende who recently participated in the coronation ceremony of King Charles, have been…
“Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, from scandals to reforms”, by Pascal Wintzer
The succession of revelations of crimes committed within the Catholic Church has caused the shame, anger and dismay of many faithful or priests, who are calling for in-depth reforms. The…
Émile Dione, exorcist priest from Senegal to Brittany
Everyone recognizes him when he walks through the streets of Morlaix, in Finistère-Nord. And he is very proud of it. The Senegalese Émile Dione has officiated for eighteen months as…
a congregation of sisters tells of “a system of influence”
The Benedictines of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre in Paris acknowledged in a press release that they had been victims of “ a system of control, with serious and lasting…
Contrasting Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the Middle East
In Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, Muslims have begun to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Friday 21 for Sunnis, Saturday 22 for the majority of Shiites.…
The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1610: the dark side of the Renaissance
This is perhaps the most serious crisis suffered by France under the Old Regime. From 1562 to 1598, no less than eight wars bloodied the country, leaving at the end…
the first shops closed for not respecting the veil
The Iranian police began, since Saturday, April 15, to apply the new measures to enforce the veil by women in the street and public places. With our correspondent in Tehran,…
the Ukrainians massively in the churches
The Orthodox world celebrates Easter this Sunday, April 16. Despite the vagaries of war and the curfew that prevented the holding of night processions, Ukrainians went massively to churches for…