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Report lays bare threats to France’s Catholic patrimony

A new study offers the most accurate picture yet of the state of French churches and chapels.

Luke Coppen
Nov 19, 2024
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A total of 2,666 churches and chapels in 69 French dioceses have reported break-ins since the turn of the millennium, according to a study published Monday.

The Church of St. Eugenie in Biarritz, southwestern France. Diego Delso via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A 19-page report published Nov. 18 by the French bishops’ conference said that 1,476 churches were…

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