An impulse to elaborate church ceremonial has swept France since the War. Some churches have introduced a fanfare of trumpets at the mass as in the days of the Kings. Many musical novelties occur.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The struggle cuts to the core of how France approaches not only the place of religion in public life, but also the integration of its mostly immigrant-origin Muslim ...

A widely shared map plotting a range of alleged crimes including theft and vandalism against French churches and cathedrals has been falsely claimed on social media to show only instances of arson.

In secular France, a female rabbi dares to bring religion into public life The liberal Jewish movement is growing ...

PARIS (AP) — The Bishops' Conference of France said the accused bishop, Georges Colomb, contests the charge and deserves the presumption of innocence.

Jean Beaman, Purdue University assistant professor of sociology, has studied citizenship and race issues specific to France's North African second-generation citizens, especially its middle class. She ...

Like a snarling, wounded panther, outraged Catholic France crouched ready to spring upon its enemies. Indeed, its attitude was so menacing that it was difficult to see how pipe-puffing, ...