Sweden on its guard
As a priest, what is your role within the army? I was recruited last year as a chaplain on Gotland. This position…
Notre-Dame. Carpenter, architect… they worked on its construction site and will sing for its reopening
They are carpenters, security guards, architects and painting restorers. They wanted to finish off the exceptional work of restoring the cathedral that…
1952 Olympic Games. Karoly Takacs, right-handed shooter and left-handed Olympic champion
One of the characters of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, nicknamed himself “the man with the golden gun”: a hitman as…
Vendée Globe. The Virgin of Rocamadour will leave her sanctuary to bless the skippers of the greatest solo race in the world
400 km on foot and 100 nautical miles. Carried by pilgrims, from August 15 to October 15, this virgin of about nine…
Sweden remains on guard after country’s NATO membership
Less than 300 km from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, the island of Gotland in Sweden has been preparing for the worst…
Re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela: why no one believes it
In Venezuela, protests against the re-election of Nicolas Maduro are growing. In South America and the West, doubts are growing and few…
Pot roast primavera
1. Shell the peas. Brush the turnips and cut them in half. Wash their tops. Remove the stalks from the sugar snap…
In Creuse, a mayor sells his court on Leboncoin to finance the renovation of his church
In Bourganeuf (Creuse), the town hall has put its courthouse up for sale on Leboncoin.fr. A difficult choice for the town, which…
“Pius XII was neither the pope of the Jews nor the pope of Hitler”
During his pontificate (1939-1958), did Pius XII deliberately keep quiet about what he knew about the ongoing Holocaust? Or did he, on…
From the 17th century to the 2024 Olympic Games, a long history of swimming in the Seine
The aquatic events in the Parisian river were to begin on July 30. After a century of prohibition, the Seine is returning…