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A person raises their arm during civil unrest in Paris Oct. 18, 2026, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices. (OSV News/Abdul Saboor, Reuters)

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Catholic bishops condemn violence after weekend protests in France

Caroline de Sury|Oct 19, 2026|6 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV prays before a statue of Our Lady outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, following the celebration of vespers. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo: ‘Rebirth’ is key to understanding France trip

Victoria Cardiel|Sep 30, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV blesses a woman as he celebrates Mass at the Metz Cathedral in France Sept. 28, 2026, the final day of his four-day apostolic journey to the country. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)

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Pope Leo urges Europeans to choose reconciliation over revenge in Metz Mass

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 28, 2026|4 Min Read

After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, speak to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)

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French abuse survivors deeply moved as Pope Leo acknowledges Church's failures

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 28, 2026|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Élysée Palace in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, the first day of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Teresa Suarez, Pool via Reutes)

Pope Leo arrives in France, urges leaders to protect all human life

Courtney Mares|Sep 25, 2026|7 Min Read

Opponents of "assisted dying" gather during a vote by members of parliament on a bill establishing the right to medical aid in dying at the National Assembly in Paris July 15, 2026. The placards read "Caring = fraternity – Euthanasia = abandonment. In reaction the same day, the French bishops decried the vote as 'turning point' in nation's history of alleviating suffering and accompanying "each person to the natural end of their life." (OSV News photo/Noemie Olive, Reuters)

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French council shields Catholic pharmacists, hospitals from assisted dying mandate

Solène Tadié|Aug 25, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo's September France visit to include meeting with abuse survivors

Paulina Guzik|Aug 7, 2026|7 Min Read

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, president of the French bishops' conference, center, joins politicians, bishops and family in a silent march to the Church of Saint-Étienne July 26, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary Mass of Father Jacques Hamel in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. The 85-year-old priest was murdered there by two Islamic terrorists as he was celebrating Mass July 26, 2016. (OSV News photo/Antoine-Marie IZOARD/Catholic Press Photo)

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France marks 10 years since Father Hamel's murder, honors message of forgiveness

Paulina Guzik|Jul 27, 2026|4 Min Read

Opponents of "assisted dying" gather during a vote by members of parliament on a bill establishing the right to medical aid in dying at the National Assembly in Paris July 15, 2026. The placards read "Caring = fraternity – Euthanasia = abandonment. In reaction the same day, the French bishops decried the vote as 'turning point' in nation's history of alleviating suffering and accompanying "each person to the natural end of their life." (OSV News photo/Noemie Olive, Reuters)

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French bishops slam 'radical' vote legalizing assisted dying in France

Caroline de Sury|Jul 16, 2026|4 Min Read

People hold placards reading, "Vote for care. Not euthanasia," during a demonstration in Paris Feb. 16, 2026, as France debates a bill to legalize "assisted dying." The bishops of France urged the faithful to take part in a novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize "assisted dying" in the country. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

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French bishops call for novena as country nears key vote on assisted dying

Caroline de Sury|Jun 23, 2026|5 Min Read

Attendees to a Marian procession hold candles in Lourdes, France in 2022. (OSV News /Tamino Petelinsek, courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Pope Leo to visit France in September, French bishops announce

Caroline de Sury|May 7, 2026|5 Min Read

Relics of Father Maurice Rondeau, who was killed by German Nazis, are seen displayed as Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg presides over the beatification Mass of 50 Catholic victims of German Nazis at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Dec. 13, 2025. The French martyrs, who were either priests and committed lay Christians, all died in Germany between 1944 and 1945. (OSV News photo/Yannick Boschat, courtesy Notre Dame Cathedral)

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50 young French martyrs murdered by Nazis beatified in Notre Dame Cathedral

Walter Sanchez Silva|Dec 16, 2025|5 Min Read

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