Two weeks after the release of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation "C'est la confiance" ("It's confidence"), published by Oct. 15 for the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, and in times of great turbulence for the world,
Pilgrim groups were pouring in from all over the world to Lisieux -- including pilgrims from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and all over Europe. Not many of them however may know that one of the most devout worshippers of "The
Stéphane Frère is a seasoned cyclist. The mayor of Bonnesvalyn, France, has spent miles on a bike hitting the roads of Florida and California. But it was a trip from the French Riviera to Rome in July that will remain one of
BRIEF: PARIS (OSV News) -- In a rather unusual moment for secular France, its president confirmed he will attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Marseille Sept. 23. "It's my responsibility to go," Emmanuel Macron said Sept. 15, adding he would not