The Notre-Dame de Bétharram chapel, part of a French Catholic secondary school in Lestelle-Bétharram, southwestern France, on February 28, 2025. GAIZKA IROZ / AFP A spokesman for priests who ran a French school where staff have been accused of repeated abuse against boarders on Tuesday, March 4, said they felt “responsible” for what had happened … Read more
Edmond Dantès (Pierre Niney) in “Le Comte de Monte-Cristo” (“The Count of Monte Cristo”), by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte. JÉRÔME PRÉBOIS/PATHÉ FILMS Two days before the queen of award ceremonies, otherwise known as the Oscars, on Friday, February 28, the 50th anniversary of the Césars, its French equivalent, will be held at … Read more
Press release by Valerie Myers with the Erie Times-News on 17 February 2025 A state grant will pay most of the cost to protect the South Branch of French Creek in Union City Borough. The $375,453 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Plus program plus $48,273 from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and … Read more
SEVERIN MILLET For several months now, the French executive branch has fueled or allowed to flourish an atmosphere of hostility toward state agencies responsible for environmental and/or health protection. The wave of hostility, which has come even from the offices of the president and the prime minister, has included spreading false information, questioning the integrity … Read more
The French parliament on Thursday finally adopted the state’s 2025 budget following a tumultuous months-long process that saw the previous government toppled and the current administration survive multiple no confidence votes. The Sénat, dominated by the right and center-right, approved the budget with 219 votes for and 107 against. Prime Minister François Bayrou forced the … Read more
