Tag: Religion
Foreign priests in France: the great essentials
Great report They come mostly from Africa, but also from Europe, and increasingly from Asia and Latin America: foreign priests. Commonly called “priests fidei donum », they are 2,000 in…
Another confined Eid for Singapore’s Muslim migrant workers, after two years of Covid
This is the third Ramadan that Muslim migrant workers in Singapore have lived confined, in gigantic and often overcrowded dormitories. These men, who come from Bangladesh in particular, still undergo…
Between Jews and Muslims, deep links traced to the Porte-Dorée
Cultural meeting The Palais de la Porte-Dorée is hosting its first exhibition of the year. It traces the links between Jews and Muslims, from colonial France to the present day.…
In Senegal, the Korité festival marked by the joy of reunions and calls for peace
This Monday, May 2, is a public holiday in Senegal, as in many Muslim countries, for the Korité festival, or Aïd el Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting…
Afghanistan celebrates its first Eid al-Fitr since the Taliban took power
Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, the most important celebration of the Muslim calendar with Eid al-Adha, Sunday May 1. A symbol for…
In Senegal, the great Blanchot mosque in Dakar has reopened after four years of work
The last Friday of Ramadan, April 29, was marked by the completion of the rehabilitation of the Grand Blanchot Mosque, in the heart of downtown Dakar. Historical mosque of the…
Pope Francis wants to strengthen the fight against pedocrime in the Church
The sovereign pontiff received this Friday, April 29, the members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, asking them ” a new start to combat the scourge of…
the mosque of Pessac wins its case and can remain open
In France, the highest administrative court gives reason to the mosque of Pessac, in the suburbs of Bordeaux, suspected by the authorities of spreading “a Salafist ideology”. The Council of…
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…
in Dnipro, no truce for Orthodox Easter
A week after the Catholics, the Orthodox celebrate Easter this Sunday, April 24. In Ukraine, no truce has been decreed for the occasion, for lack of dialogue between Moscow and…