French priest hears confessions while riding chairlift in the Alps February 15, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News, Worship & Sacraments Father Geoffroy Génin is a 69-year-old French priest whose appearance is sometimes unusual. Tall and slim, he has the look of an athlete. Once a week, he can be seen on the ski slopes, in the heart of a magnificent snow-covered valley in the Alps.
Archdiocese of Paris convenes council in response to historic rise in catechumens January 24, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response to a surge in adult and youth conversions across France.
New stained-glass designs for Notre Dame now on display amid ongoing debate January 23, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The models for six new contemporary stained-glass windows planned for Notre Dame Cathedral are now on public display in Paris following months of intense national debate.
Ten thousand young Christians gather in Paris for Taizé’s European New Year meeting December 29, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Youth Ministry More than 10,000 young Christians from across Europe joined thousands of young French people in Paris Dec. 28-Jan. 1 to take part in the European meeting of the Taizé community, which is held every year in a different European city around New Year.
Church beatifies 50 French Catholics killed ‘in hatred of the faith’ by German Nazis December 16, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Fifty French Catholics killed under German Nazism were beatified Dec. 13, 2025, during a Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — an event that recognized their witness of faith during World War II.
Marseille’s famed ‘Good Mother’ will shine again atop city’s cathedral December 6, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News One year after the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, Marseille’s Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde is preparing to celebrate, on Dec. 7, the completion of restoration work on the iconic gilded copper statue of the Virgin Mary that crowns it.
‘Sacré Coeur’ blockbuster will come to the U.S. in time for consecration of the country to Sacred Heart November 30, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The hit French film “Sacré Coeur” (“Sacred Heart”) is set to reach American audiences next spring, with a U.S. release planned for June 12, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
‘Happy as a priest in France’: Survey shows increased satisfaction, fulfillment among clergy November 19, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News A new nationwide survey finds most Catholic priests in France are strikingly upbeat about their ministry. A large majority of priests in France say they are “happy,” according to a broad new survey by the “Observatory of Catholicism,” conducted with the French Institute of Public Opinion, or IFOP.
Sacred Heart film breaks all records in secular France for viewership and public backlash November 15, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News With more than 400,000 viewers since its release as of Nov. 14, and counting, a new film about the Sacred Heart of Jesus has become an unexpected box office hit in France — and a lightning rod for controversy.
First plenary of French bishops under Cardinal Aveline discusses turbulent topics November 11, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The first plenary of the French bishops under the leadership of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille as the new president of the bishops’ conference did not get away from the topic of abuse.
Young people don’t come to church for its members, but for God, star French sister-influencer says October 18, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, social media, World News, Young Adult Ministry At just 29, Sister Albertine Debacker is proving that habit and hashtag can go hand in hand.
Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes, with record turnout, highlights brotherhood, martyrs of Algeria October 8, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Marian Devotion, News, World News Lourdes saw a record turnout for the annual Rosary Pilgrimage, with 17,000 pilgrims from Oct. 2–4 — the highest number since the Dominican-led event began in 1908.
