Paris
European Catholic bishops call for regional action ahead of Paris climate talks
By Elizabeth Bryant — October 30, 2015
PARIS (RNS) The European bishops’ conference is expected to release an expert report detailing action and discussion items on climate change in response to the pope's encyclical.
French court rules school lunches may include pork; Muslims alarmed
By Elizabeth Bryant — August 13, 2015
PARIS (RNS) The ruling addressed a long tradition of offering alternatives to pork in public school lunches, a tradition that has tapped simmering anti-immigrant sentiments in France.
Facing backlash, US Muslims counter with new advertising campaign
By Reuters — June 17, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) With messages that are part religious invitation to explore the Muslim faith and part public relations, the billboards anchor a national campaign to showcase Islam as a religion of love and tolerance.
Charlie Hebdo artist: Drawing The Prophet ‘no longer interests me’
By Reuters — April 30, 2015
Luz drew the tearful Mohammad holding a "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") sign for the first edition published after terrorists killed his magazine colleagues.
Paris stands by Holy See ambassador nominee as Vatican silence prompts gay speculation
By Reuters — April 13, 2015
PARIS (Reuters) France is standing by its nominee to be ambassador to the Holy See despite the Vatican's failure to confirm his posting for more than three months, a delay that French and Italian media said was due to his sexuality.
French comedian Dieudonne found guilty over anti-Charlie Hebdo joke
By Reuters — March 19, 2015
PARIS (Reuters) Dieudonné was found guilty of condoning terrorism by posting a joke on his Facebook account after January's Islamist attacks in Paris.
Mayor: ‘Without Jews Paris would not be city that it is’
By Oren Dorell — February 20, 2015
French citizens of all stripes are part of a "national community" that transcends religion, village and country of origin, she said. "We cannot accept this opposition or violence of one group over another within a national community in Paris."
In France, comedian’s trial suggests mocking religion has its limits
By Elizabeth Bryant — January 29, 2015
PARIS (RNS) Dieudonne faces a charge of inciting terrorism for posting on Facebook that he felt like "Charlie Coulibaly" -- a reference to the gunman who killed four Jews at a kosher supermarket in Paris, just two days after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Churches in Niger and other former French colonies torched over Charlie Hebdo cartoons
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 20, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Sheikh Saliou Mbacke, coordinator of the Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa, said cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad were an act of provocation that could not be justified by freedom of expression.
Je suis Juif? Not so much (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 13, 2015
(RNS) Many of those in the Paris marches would rather be a “Charlie” than a “Juif.”
Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem
By Michele Chabin — January 13, 2015
(RNS) The families of the four men, who were not Israeli citizens, asked that they be buried in Israel rather than France.
Nigerian archbishop calls for unity marches following Boko Haram massacres
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 12, 2015
(RNS) While 20 people were killed in the Paris rampage (including three terrorists), as many as 2,000 were killed as Boko Haram militants took over the town of Baga in Nigeria's Borno state.
Political and religious leaders denounce European anti-Jewish outbursts tied to Gaza
By Elizabeth Bryant — July 22, 2014
PARIS (RNS) French authorities warn that extremist groups are trying to capitalize on public anger over Gaza, at a time of growing alarm over French youths joining conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Russian Orthodox Church to be built on Seine River in Paris
By Elizabeth Bryant — January 24, 2014
PARIS (RNS) If all goes as planned, a golden-domed Russian Orthodox Church will flank the Seine River two years from now, a glittering symbol of Moscow's growing spiritual and political presence abroad.
French Jews face uncertain future after scandal
By Elizabeth Bryant — April 22, 2013
PARIS (RNS) After the country's top rabbi resigned after admitting to plagiarism, the search begins for a new grand rabbi to lead Europe's largest Jewish population amid questions about how inclusive French Judaism should be.
