France
‘Yellow vest’ protests test English-speaking Catholic church in Paris
By Tom Heneghan — December 14, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — A thriving English-speaking Catholic parish in Paris finds itself in the middle of angry protests against the government.
French evangelicals face backlash at home after success of Trump and Bolsonaro abroad
By Tom Heneghan — December 12, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — French evangelical leaders have had to distance themselves from their cousins in the U.S. and Brazil — saying that evangelical support for Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro hurt their ministry.
US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up
By Nicole Winfield — August 22, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cases of Catholic priests raping and molesting children, and of bishops covering up for them, have erupted on nearly every continent in recent years.
In Europe, religious minorities face mounting hostility, harassment
By Tom Heneghan — June 27, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — Times are getting more difficult for members of minority religions across Europe as nationalism, security fears and anti-immigrant movements gain ground.
More anti-Semitism, but less of it is violent, report says
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 11, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violent attacks on Jews worldwide dropped in 2017 despite a rise in other forms of anti-Semitism, researchers reported Wednesday, in a year characterized by normalization and mainstreaming of anti-Semitism not seen in Europe since World War II.
Beyond Halloween: Witches, devils, trials and executions
By Thomas Reese — October 24, 2017
(RNS) — As Halloween approaches, the Rev. David Collins, a Jesuit professor of history at Georgetown University, takes us back to a time in European history when witches were persecuted and executed by society.
‘Neo-Protestant’ challenge seen in France’s political upheaval
By Tom Heneghan — September 12, 2017
PARIS (RNS) — A leading French commentator sees a 'neo-Protestant' challenge to France’s traditional 'Catholic/secular' political culture, transforming politics from behind-the-scenes battling among elites to more open and transparent governance.
French clerics’ stands on Le Pen populism range from resistance to reserve
By Tom Heneghan — May 4, 2017
PARIS (RNS) Protestant, Jewish and Muslim leaders — representing religious minorities in France — have come out against anti-immigrant candidate Marine Le Pen. The Roman Catholic Church remains officially neutral.
Raw Jew-hatred, New York style
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2017
Jew-baiting rhetoric emerges in a political campaign. On the Upper West Side of NYC.
Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?
By Fatima Khemilat — April 22, 2017
(The Conversation) A candidate's perceived Islamophobia may influence a French Muslim's vote, but the impact of religious faith on political choice should not be overstated.
Religion emerges in secular French politics as presidential campaign heats up
By Tom Heneghan — March 24, 2017
PARIS (RNS) Playing the religion card openly is rare in France, where secularism is normally taken so seriously that politicians rarely if ever mention their faith in public. But this election is not taking place in normal times.
EU court allows companies to ban headscarves. What will be the impact on Muslim women?
By Z. Fareen Parvez — March 19, 2017
(The Conversation) The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that interprets EU law issued a landmark judgment on March 14 that upheld the right of private companies in EU member countries to enact policies barring employees from wearing “religious, political and philosophical signs” in the interest of “neutrality.” Such visible signs range from […]
Bernard-Henri Levy is still my main man
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 20, 2017
Bernard-Henri Levy is the coolest Jew in the world. But, can he teach us Judaism?
Grand Mosque of Paris pulls out of France-sponsored Muslim foundation
By Yonat Shimron — January 24, 2017
PARIS (RNS) The Foundation for Islam in France selected a Catholic former interior minister as president, provoking controversy.
French wine capital acquires a new taste: Fighting radicalization
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2017
BORDEAUX, France (RNS) This city's year-old CAPRI program is aimed at preventing radicalization after a wave of largely homegrown terrorist attacks.
