Lyon

New guide helps French Catholic-Muslim couples preparing to marry

By Tom Heneghan — December 10, 2015
PARIS (RNS) A day after Islamic extremists massacred 130 people in Paris last month, a Muslim-Catholic couple married in Lyon. Behind them was a loose network of Catholic and Muslim volunteer counselors who meet regularly to help young couples prepare for marriage problems most other French their age can hardly imagine.

A national campaign for ‘Islam a la Francaise’ takes root amid growing radicalization

By Elizabeth Bryant — April 6, 2015
LYON, France (RNS) The 24-week program includes classes on law, religion and how French principles of secularity are applied to daily life.
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