The French episcopate has reacted with fierce condemnation following the National Assembly’s approval of the end-of-life bill. With just seventy days to go before the visit of Leo XIV, the announced mobilisation is also causing embarrassment for the staunchly Catholic Prime Minister Lecornu.

Leo IV, led on horseback by the emperor, and Leo XIII, the pope during the break with the Kingdom of Italy. Two popes remembered for their innovations, who lived through very different historical periods

In many European countries, the Church has lost its identity, and it is here that the West itself has lost the meaning of its own civilisation. A useful lesson may come from Africa. Without any trace of paternalism