'You have to get off your sofa' - Young French Catholics restore wayside crucifixes

"Young people are looking for a sense of meaning, a sense of being rooted and anchored in our territories."

It’s clear by now that something interesting is stirring in France, the country once known as “the eldest daughter of the Church.” 

Members of SOS Calvaires erect a cross. Photo courtesy of SOS Calvaires.

At this year’s Easter Vigil there was a 30% rise in the number of adult baptisms, with more than 7,000 people receiving the sacrament — the highest figu…