The mayor of Chessy had to officiate the marriage of an Algerian national under an obligation to leave French territory. The case reveals a profound legal inconsistency, now under debate in the National Assembly.
Jun 25, 2026 8 1
On June 17, the European Parliament adopted the new regulation on the return of migrants. Bishop Mariano Crociata, President of COMECE, reacted with concern. This text speeds up deportation procedures and reduces appeal deadlines.
Jun 23, 2026 7 4
For the third time, the National Assembly has adopted the bill establishing a "right to assisted dying." The Archbishop of Paris calls for "abandoning this path." The Catholic Church is entering a phase of institutional resistance that the law now makes necessary.
yesterday 10 11
On June 30, 2026, the National Assembly adopted the final text on assisted dying. A historic vote, fragile in its legal foundations, heavy with consequences for the Church and Catholic caregivers.
yesterday 9 5
The President of the European Commission attended the first LGBT parade organized in Budapest since Viktor Orbán lost power. François-Xavier Lemoyne analyzes this institutional signal from Brussels and its implications for European Catholics.
Jun 29, 2026 8 6
With forty-eight hours to go before the solemn vote, the so-called end-of-life assistance law crosses an unprecedented threshold: healthcare establishments—including Catholic ones—will no longer be able to collectively refuse to perform the lethal act on their patients. Institutional freedom of conscience is abolished.
Jun 28, 2026 12 7
The ceasefire signed on June 19 between the United States and Iran is faltering: Trump now threatens to "destroy Iran," while the Israeli-Lebanese front remains tense. The diplomatic architecture still holds, but without conviction. The Christians of the East are still not part of it.
Jun 28, 2026 12 5
Three days before the solemn vote, the National Assembly abandons the euthanasia model to return to assisted suicide, excluding doctors from the lethal act. A formal adjustment that changes nothing essential: France is about to enshrine in law a right to die.
Jun 27, 2026 12 7
The text is locked, unamended, and the solemn vote is scheduled for June 30. The demonstration on June 28 at Place Fontenoy is the last public opportunity for Catholics, caregivers, and families to make their voices heard.
Jun 27, 2026 10 5
A Scottish judge has just ordered the removal of men identifying as women from female prison facilities. A judicial decision that sets a precedent in Europe and vindicates those who warned about the endangerment of vulnerable female inmates.
Jun 26, 2026 9 7
On June 28, at Place Fontenoy, thousands of French people will gather to protest the bill. Two days later, the National Assembly votes. Between a law passed without real debate and resistance that crosses political divides, the final week begins under high tension.
Jun 26, 2026 10 5
The Dicastery for Divine Worship responded on June 23, 2026, to German bishops who had requested to open the homily to laypeople: no. The door is closed. Abbé Grégoire Masson analyzes the theological significance of this refusal, which is not a policy, but a doctrine.
Jun 24, 2026 9 1
