Pope Francis warned against reducing faith to a "private affair" during a visit to Corsica, a French isle where as many as 90 ...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for a "healthy secularism" while visiting the French island of Corsica. Christian and secular ...

In the United States, the dominant ideology is “passive secularism,” which requires the state to play a passive role, by allowing public visibility of religion. Dominant ideology in France and Turkey ...

France considers itself a strictly secular country, an image that is deeply rooted in society. During the one-day visit, Francis also celebrated Mass with several thousand faithful. On the streets ...

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The remarks touched on a sensitive topic for France. Strict state secularism was originally introduced to curb the influence of the Church on public life, but is now more commonly deployed against ...

Constant cooperation between civil and spiritual authorities serves the good of the community, the pope said "Such healthy ...

Verdicts are set to be delivered in the cases of eight people accused of helping the man who murdered French teacher Samuel ...

Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, ...