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January 5, 2021

French archbishop protests proposal to rein in religious extremism

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in Les Mureaux Oct. 2, 2020, to present his strategy to fight separatism. The head of French bishops' conference testified Jan. 4 that while he understands the need to strengthen national security, a proposed law designed to rein in extremist militancy would place religions and religious believers under particular surveillance.

PARIS -- The head of French bishops' conference testified to a special commission of the National Assembly that while he understands the need to strengthen national security, a proposed law designed to rein in extremist militancy would place religions and religious believers under particular surveillance.

Published in International
November 20, 2018

Ordinary Trappist martyrs in Algeria gave extraordinary witness

Father Christophe Lebreton works with a table saw at the Monastery of Notre Dame de l'Atlas near Medea, Algeria, in this undated photo. Father Lebreton and six other Trappist monks murdered in 1996 by the members of the Armed Islamic Group will be beatified Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria.
VATICAN – After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament.
Published in International