France : cette soif de Dieu que les statistiques ne prévoyaient pas
Le réveil qui déroute 🏛️ English summary French Catholicism remains profoundly marked by secularisation, declining inherited practice and fragile ecclesial structures. Yet another movement is now becoming impossible to ignore. In 2026, 13,234 adults received baptism in France, an increase of 28 per cent in one year, while more than 8,100 adolescents also entered the Church. The phenomenon is particularly visible among young adults. This does not constitute a restitutio of the old Catholic France, but perhaps the emergence of another form of Christian presence: less inherited, more voluntary, more personal and therefore potentially more demanding. The principal question is no longer merely quot baptizati? , how many are baptised, but whether parishes can transform this spiritual desire into durable Christian life. ✝️ Saint du jour : saint Aubert d’Avranches Le 10 septembre, l’Église fait notamment mémoire de saint Aubert, évêque d’Avranches , mort vers 725. Son nom reste insépar...