Elisabeth Auvillain

Elisabeth Auvillain is a French freelance writer who lives in Paris, where she was born and raised. She started her career in London then lived in Austria, Switzerland, Pakistan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Germany before coming back to France. She worked mainly as a correspondent for the French Catholic daily La Croix and for Radio France Internationale. 

 

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Elderly sisters and laypeople share housing, community in French béguinage

Eight Missionary Sisters of the Gospel, ages 79 to 98, live at Chêne de Mambré, a béguinage in Angers, France. Twenty-six residents ages 70 to 100, most of them laypeople, live there as well. 

Mass is celebrated at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris. Three Masses are celebrated every day, more on Sundays. (Courtesy of the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal)

Miraculous Medal chapel in Paris draws pilgrims seeking Mary's protection

Under the care of the Daughters of Charity, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is a place where people come to worship every hour, every day, all year round, from everywhere on the planet.

A man walks in front of campaign posters of French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Sevres, outside Paris, France, April 20. (AP/Christophe Ena)

French election sees emergence of extreme right Catholic voters

The majority of French Catholics used to vote for moderate candidates, or center-right. Not anymore. Now they are much more split, and open to voting for candidates on what used to be considered the extreme right.

Msgr. Tony Anatrella speaks during a conference in Lille, France, in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons/Peter Potrowl)

French priest, former Vatican adviser, to face church trial on abuse claims

The Paris Archdiocese confirmed that psychotherapist Msgr. Tony Anatrella, once an influential Vatican adviser on human sexuality, will face trial in a church court over accusations of sex abuse of male clients.

Vatican office admits silence about children of priests was a mistake

In a letter to the son of a priest, the head of the Vatican's historical office acknowledged that the Catholic Church erred over previous decades in keeping silent about priests fathering children.

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Break the silence: French bishops start dialogue with children of priests

PARIS - For years, Anne-Marie Mariani and the group she founded, Enfants du Silence, have asked the church to recognize children of priests, many of whom felt illegitimate and were often rejected.

French cardinal to be acquitted of covering sex abuses in Lyon

One of France's most prominent bishops, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, is likely to be acquitted of charges of not denouncing a priest who sexually abused children between 1971 and 1991.

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