Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

France is packed with more than 40,000 churches and chapels and we scoured blogs and reviews to find the best ones worth a visit on your next trip.

So far this has not been found practicable in France, and it is a pity. The greatest difficulty undoubtedly lies in the fact that the Church is in large part supported by the State.

About 20 years ago, the Russian state began a large-scale operation to take control of Orthodox parishes all over ...

The proposal is among a raft of spending cuts laid out by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a sweeping, and potentially ...

There has been a spectacular rise in adult baptisms in France and Belgium. Two recently baptised Christians talk about their ...

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has become the most visited place in France. Since reopening its doors last December after a ...

Four cardinals, 21 archbishops and 79 bishops gathered last week in Paris' Institut Catholique. It was the first full meeting of France's Roman Catholic hierarchy since 1907, when vigorous ...

France may be a secular country, with an explicit law about the state not subsidising any religion - but that doesn't mean that churches don't get state funding.

The church specifically refuted claims of controlling members' personal lives. Regarding an allegation that a woman was ...

Swedish intelligence services believe that one of the country's Russian Orthodox churches could be a base for spying. Almost ...

The pope named French Archbishop Verny as new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, replacing ...