These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints
A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope ...
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French bishop resigns early after Vatican inquiry of diocese
Bishop Dominique Rey of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon announced his resignation three years early at the request of Pope ...
Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...
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Pope Francis makes first papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety
Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, ...
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Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to prevent, condemn child exploitation
the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis wanted him to submit his resignation. “The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the ...
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Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety
AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal ... emphasizing the “church of the peripheries.” It was Francis’ third trip to France, each time avoiding Paris and the protocols ...