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

promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

France's anti-terrorism court has convicted eight people for their involvement in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty. The verdict marked the end of a high-profile trial, with sentences ranging ...