Posts Tagged ‘French Catholics’

French Catholics demand Mass during lockdown: bishops disagree

Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Catholics demand Mass

A French bishop says people protesting in front of churches demanding they be allowed to attend Mass during lockdown are not taking their share of suffering. Bishop Pierre-Yves Michel of Valence said the protesters were not sending the right signal on behalf of the Church. “The health situation is serious,” he said. “I would prefer Read more

Religious belief makes a comeback among French youth

Friday, July 29th, 2016

Have young French people reconciled with God? In any event, unlike their elders, they are at least no longer hostile to religion. The portrait of the 18-30 age group that emerges from the exclusive survey on youth and religion carried out by OpinionWay for La Croix reveals a generation that is discernibly more religious than Read more