Visit of the Pope: Behind the Beautification of the Baptisms of Young People, a Weakened Church of France
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"In the Vatican, we ask ourselves more but how is it that there are so many young adults who discover the faith, what is happening at home?" assured Jean-Marc Aveline, head of the French episcopate, two weeks before the apostolic visit scheduled for September 25-28. For baptisms have been increasing in France for five years, both for adults (+28% in 2026) and, to a lesser extent, for adolescents (+10%), with 21,386 catechumens in total. To under…
On the eve of the Pope's arrival, the ways of Catholicism to French are sometimes impenetrable. The Refraction of Masses, the Boom of Adult Baptisms... A community as diverse as it is divided Un
In a week, he will be preparing to celebrate a historic mass on the Champs-Elysées. Pope Leo XIV will spend four days in the Hexagon, and it is all the dioceses of the country that have mobilized themselves for the event. Thus, since the beginning of July, 5,000 stoles have been made by five women in the Roanne region. The work is meticulous. Four companies from the Roannais basin have mobilized themselves to prepare this coming free of charge. …
For several years, the baptisms of young people have increased in France, down from the secularization of society. But for the experts, embellia is probably only in trompe-l'oeil. The point two weeks before the visit of Pope Leo XIV scheduled from 25 to 28 September 2026.
For some time, reports of a significant increase in adult baptisms in France have increased. 13,000 adults have been baptized. Shortly before the Pope's visit to Paris, the Vatican also confirms the figures.
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