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Pope French discusses Laudato si’ with French ecological experts Sept. 3, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Science and Faith Together can Help Protect Environment: Pope Francis

Sep 5, 2020

Pope Francis said Thursday that science and faith together can help humanity to overcome ecological crises. 

Golden Dome at the University of Notre Dame. / Matthew Rice CC 4.0

Notre Dame Classes Go Online for Two Weeks Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases

Aug 22, 2020

The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday announced a two-week hiatus from in-person class instruction, amid a growing number of COVID-19 infections on campus. Some alumni, students, and faculty are calling on university president Father John Jenkins to suspend in-person classes altogether and move instruction online for the remainder of the semester.

Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in western France. / AFP via Getty Images.

Rwandan Refugee Admits Starting Fire at France’s Nantes Cathedral

Jul 26, 2020

 A church volunteer has admitted to starting the fire at Nantes Cathedral and was charged with arson on Saturday.

Fr. Jacques Hamel.

Mass, Procession to Mark Fourth Anniversary of Fr. Jacques Hamel’s Murder

Jul 25, 2020

The Diocese of Rouen, France will mark the fourth anniversary of the murder of Fr. Jacques Hamel with a Mass and procession at the local church on Sunday.

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens in France. / Patrick Verhoef/Shutterstock.

The 800-year-old Cathedral that Inspired the Notre-Dame de Paris Spire

Jul 19, 2020

While the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris was completely destroyed in last year’s devastating fire, another Notre-Dame cathedral, the largest in France, offers the opportunity to see the spire that it was based on and to venerate a prized relic. 

Fr. Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bouake Archdiocese, Ivory Coast.

Ivorian Cleric Lecturing in France Appointed Auxiliary Bishop in Ivory Coast

May 6, 2020

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, a lecturer at the University of Strasbourg in France, as the Auxiliary Bishop of Bouake Archdiocese located in central Ivory Coast.