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Despite the pope's visit, the faith is in decline in France - Copyright AFP Sophie STUBERClaire GALLEN, Tom BARFIELDTens of thousands of Catholics are expected in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for Pope Francis’s two-day visit, but the once dominant faith is in a long decline in France. Just 29 percent of French people […]
Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for Pope Francis's two-day visit, but the once dominant faith is in a long decline in France.Illustrating the depth of the decline, just 88 priests are expected to be ordained in France this year.
Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for Pope Francis's two-day visit, but the once dominant faith is in a long decline in France.
Calls for compassion for migrants suffering in North Africa and those attempting to reach Europe or die trying will be at the heart of Pope Francis's visit to Marseille this week.He is also likely to address the horrors many migrants face in North Africa, from internment in brutal camps to being left by traffickers to die in the desert.
Calls for compassion for migrants suffering in North Africa and those attempting to reach Europe or die trying will be at the heart of Pope Francis's visit to Marseille this week.