They arrived as they do every December: gaily wrapped gifts destined for children at a kindergarten in rural northern France. But this year, teachers unwrapped a few, took a look and sent all 1,300 ...

French lawmakers have been banned from wearing religious symbols in parliament under a proposal submitted by a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party. On Wednesday, the National Assembly’s ...

Muslim women march in Lyon in 2004. A law banning religious symbols in public schools, passed that year, may soon be extended to private businesses. Photo: Phillipe Ksiazek/AFP Public opinion has ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2019 shows macarons at a French macaron shop Laduree in Paris, France. Macaron is a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, almond powder and food ...

PARIS — Symbols of the French state, including policemen, firemen, and postmen, are under intensified attack from disaffected youths as the country faces the worst race-relations crisis in its history ...

The 20-member commission – headed by former government minister Bernard Stasi – gave its report to President Jacques Chirac after three months of consultations with religious leaders, teachers, ...

The move, which has consequences for Muslim and Jewish members, follows a controversy over a female lawmaker wearing a head covering for her official picture. (JTA) — French lawmakers have been banned ...