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The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith in 2025, with particularly strong growth in the numbers of young adults and teenagers, according to newly released statistics from the country’s Conference of Bishops (CEF).

Social media and personal research driving France’s record baptism boom, survey reveals

Apr 16, 2025

By Heather Tomlinson

The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith this weekend with strong growth... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline has been elected president of the French bishops’ conference, succeeding Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort as the Catholic Church in France continues responding to revelations of sexual abuse.

Cardinal Aveline elected president of French bishops’ conference

Apr 3, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The 66-year-old cardinal from Marseille will take over leadership of the French episcopate in July as the Church continues implementing... Read more

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Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025.

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Jeanne Vath Ory receives her Regina Matrum Award after a special vigil Mass was celebrated by New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond at her home parish, St. Joan of Arc in LaPlace, Louisiana, on May 12, 2025, the day after Mother’s Day.

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Pope Leo XIV with his friend Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez on May 12, 2025, at the Vatican.

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Monument of the Guardian Angel of Portugal apparition to the three little shepherd children of Fátima.

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