To know more about a real tragic rape case, take the Mazan trial in France. For Marc Derœux, it is more than enough reason to plead for consent to be enshrined in law.

Jesus Christ is the best coach for success. Mission teams proclaimed this during the Olympic Games in France this summer. Our columnist from Paris describes the atmosphere during the past weeks.

The official French Protestant voice clearly does not favour Mrs Le Pen, writes our columnist Marc Derœux.

No Iftar meal this year. We would have loved to have one with our Muslim neighbours, but the war in Gaza stirs up emotions.

France is deeply divided on the End of Life issue, columnist Marc Derœux writes. Is it possible to find a way out?

Let newcomers come to our churches and learn the French language and culture. As Christians, we are privileged and ready to help newcomers from Thailand and other far-away countries, says Marc Derœux.

The start of the new school year in France was marked by a public debate about the so-called abaya. Gabriel Attal, the recent young Minister for Education, has made the garment a national cause in defence of French secularism. But by doing that, he caused a debate in our own family as well.

Angry people, burning cars and cracked shop windows. That is the picture of Paris that the world sees this week. But there is more. Also, Christians know to work for the common good in this city.

On 11 November 2022, the newspaper Le Monde ran the headline "Ocean-Viking": the arrival in Toulon is "the end of a three-week ordeal".

Between the first and second round of the presidential election, France is in turmoil. Of course, the polls give the advantage to the incumbent president Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen. But it is such a small advantage that some people fear that the far right is on the doorstep of power.