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Vatican statistics reveal stunning collapse of Catholic Church in France

Vatican data show France’s Catholic Church lost 68% of its priests and 72% of its parishes since 1980, and baptisms, marriages and religious vocations also plunged.

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Myles Allman

• Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026

French archbishop appoints priest convicted of raping 16-year-old boy as chancellor

Toulouse Archbishop Guy André Marie de Kerimel named Fr. Dominique Spina as chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages despite a past conviction for raping a minor boy.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 9, 2025Sep 22, 2026

France sees record number of adult converts to the Catholic faith this year

This Easter will mark the fourth consecutive year of exponential increases in the number of people in France seeking to enter the Catholic Church.

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Thomas Colsy

• Apr 15, 2025Sep 22, 2026

Faithful French bishop resigns at Pope Francis’ request after lengthy power struggle

Bishop Dominique Rey's resignation comes after more than two years of Vatican restrictions on sacramental life in his diocese, widely believed to be in response to his promotion of the Latin Mass.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 7, 2025Sep 22, 2026

Chartres pilgrimage sets new record with 18,000 registered participants

Jean de Tauriers, president of Notre Dame de Chrétienté, sat down with LifeSite to reflect on the growing success of the pilgrimage and his hopes for the future. 'We are in tune with the spiritual needs of young people today,' he noted.

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Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• May 6, 2024Sep 22, 2026

Italian lay Catholic movement allegedly covered up sexual predator’s abuse of minors, report claims

An independent report into the conduct of a former consecrated Focolare member revealed that at least 26 young men and boys had allegedly been sexually and psychologically abused between 1963 and 1998.

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David McLoone

• May 10, 2022Sep 22, 2026

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Articles tagged Catholic Church in France

Vatican statistics reveal stunning collapse of Catholic Church in France

French archbishop appoints priest convicted of raping 16-year-old boy as chancellor

France sees record number of adult converts to the Catholic faith this year

Faithful French bishop resigns at Pope Francis’ request after lengthy power struggle

Chartres pilgrimage sets new record with 18,000 registered participants

Italian lay Catholic movement allegedly covered up sexual predator’s abuse of minors, report claims