La Croix (International)

La Croix (pronounced in French as [laˈkʁwa]; meaning "The Cross" in English) is a daily newspaper in France that focuses on general interest topics from a Roman Catholic perspective. Based in Paris, it has a circulation of nearly 110,000 copies as of 2009, reaching readers all across the country. The newspaper does not align strictly with either the left or right side of the political spectrum but instead reflects the viewpoints of the Church on various issues. It should be noted that La Croix is not solely a religious publication; it covers a wide range of subjects including global news, economics, spirituality, parenting, culture, and science. The newspaper actively promotes traditional Catholic values while embracing modern technology and innovative distribution methods.

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13,500 young people attend youth pilgrimage in Lourdes

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Arnaud Alibert

“Moving, striking.” Bishop Benoît Bertrand, who served as a former hospital pharmacist before becoming a priest and then bishop of Pontoise, searches for words. “What is striking is living the sacrament of the sick with young people.
In Kenya, Ethiopian victims of online hate sue Meta

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Augustine Passilly

His family has no doubt: Facebook helped kill chemistry professor MearegAmare. “The posts on that platform destroyed the reputation my father built over 40years,” said his son, Abrham Meareg. In October 2021, as Ethiopia’s brutal civil war in the northern Tigrayregion neared its first anniversary, a Facebook account with more than 50,000followers posted death threats against the 60-year-old professor.
Gaza’s heritage in ruins as fighting escalates

1 week ago | international.la-croix.com | Marianne Meunier

As the Israeli military expands its operations across Gaza, at least 94heritage sites have been damaged since October 7, 2023, according to UNESCO. The Israeli army said it was widening its April 2 military campaign, in an effort to seize “large areas” of Gaza. At least 15 people were killedin airstrikes that hit residential areas in Khan Younis, in the south, and inthe Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Myanmar earthquake deepens crisis as military escalates attacks during relief efforts

3 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Jean-Baptiste François |Jean-baptiste François

As hopes of finding survivors dwindle by the hour, the full scale of thedestruction from the 7.7-magnitude quake that hit Myanmar March 28 is becomingincreasingly clear. The death toll has climbed to 2,056, with 3,900 othersinjured, according to a new count released Monday by the junta, which seizedpower in a 2021 coup. The country observed a minute of silence Tuesday atprecisely 12:51:02 p.m., the moment the earth began to shake. Aid groups fear the real toll may be far worse.
Former Tigray fighters say no to war

3 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Augustine Passilly

“I fought for Tigray to become its own country. Now our leaders can’t even agree on making it a functioning region,” saidMengesha, 21, a former Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) soldier, frustrated by the growing tensions. “We don’t understand why we should fight again. It feels like thegovernment is hiding something from us.
What is Eid al-Fitr and why do Muslims celebrate it?

3 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Rachel Notteau

Eid al-Fitr, which means “festival of breaking the fast,” is one of the mostimportant holidays in the Muslim calendar. “It’s one of the most significant celebrations in Islam,” said KaderBouazza, president of the Regional Council of the Muslim Faith for thePoitou-Charentes region area of western France and rector of the AngoulêmeMosque, in a 2021 interview with La Croix. This day marks the conclusion of the fasting observed throughout Ramadan,which began this year on March 1.
Archbishop Justin Welby, former head of Anglican Church, admits he was 'wrong'

3 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Marie Dancer

On March 30, the BBC broadcasted an interview with Archbishop Justin Welby, the former head of the Anglican Church. In November 2024, he had announced his resignation from his role. His decision to resign was taken after the release of an independent report that revealed the Anglican Church's poor handling of a case involving a layman who had committed sexual assaults on more than 130 children and young men over more than 40 years.
Global fight against hunger faces budget crunch at Paris summit

3 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Jean-Baptiste François |Jean-baptiste François

France hosted the “Nutrition for Growth” summit March 27-28,bringing the global fight against hunger into the spotlight — and onto a difficultstage dominated by defense priorities and deep budget cuts. Once again, hopesto end malnutrition by 2030 — a core U.N. goal — appeared to be slippingfurther out of reach, as experts called for a fundamental rethink of the entiremodel. This edition of the nutrition summit followed the precedent set by theUnited Kingdom after the 2012 London Olympics.
In Armenia, in vitro babies to replace soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

4 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Thomas Guichard

Plastic storks loom over the parking lot of areproductive clinic on the outskirts of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. Swaddledbabies dangle from their beaks. Inside, the clinic’s doctors are considered thecountry’s best in reproductive medicine. Chief embryologist Dr. TatevikKirakosyan finds the décor fitting. Her consultation room is filled with storkimagery, down to a pin on the lapel of her white coat. To her clients, she isthe miraculous stork herself.
Tigray residents plead for peace as political strife sparks fears of renewed war

4 weeks ago | international.la-croix.com | Augustine Passilly

An amputated veteran here, a symbolic depiction ofrape there — the paintings and pencil sketches speak to the trauma stillhaunting the people of Tigray, two years after a war that claimed an estimated400,000 soldiers and 300,000 civilians in northern Ethiopia. “I created this studio so children could have a placeof peace,” said Minya Hadush, founder of an art therapy gallery in Mekele, theregional capital.