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Midlands Business Accelerator Program provides opportunities for businesses
Karen R. Jenkins and France Jackson talk about helping business growth in the Palmetto State.
Beauty firm Coty to restructure its business in France
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - CoverGirl owner Coty plans to restructure its business in France following a review, the company said on Tuesday.
Sports legends whose political fortunes may be a lesson to Riner ahead of presidential bid
French judo star Teddy Riner may have announced his bid for the 2027 French presidential campaign on Monday, but he is not the only sports star to transition from stadium to bully pulpit. Read about…
France links refrigeration cyberattacks to Iran
French officials on Monday accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating last month’s cyberattacks that raised temperatures in commercial refrigerators and freezers across France…
Sports legends whose political fortunes may be a lesson to Riner
French judo legend Teddy Riner's announcement that he is a candidate for next year's presidential election might have been greeted with scepticism by some but he would not be the first sports star to…
Lyon turns to Vicens as coach after Fonseca’s sudden exit
LYON, France (AP) — Carlos Vicens is the new coach at Ligue 1 club Lyon after the sudden departure of Paulo Fonseca.The seven-time French champion said late Monday that the 43-year-old Spanish coach signed an 18-month contract to June 30, 2028.
Victor Wembanyama joins Shaq in NBA history
The San Antonio Spurs have gotten their season off to a strong start, and a big reason for that is their big man out of France. Led by Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs have won eight of their first 10 games to start the 2026-27 regular season, and lead the Phoenix Suns by 15 at the half on Monday night. Through his first 10 games played this season, […] The post Victor Wembanyama joins Shaq in NBA history appeared first on ClutchPoints.
G7 attention in Paris turns to Ukraine while US-mediated talks get underway in Abu Dhabi
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his counterparts from the Group of 7 developed democracies are turning their attention toward Ukraine and how to support it in its struggle to defend itself from Russia.
The Erosion of European Political Consensus: The 2026 Elections
A far-right victory in France, would be particularly significant, given that recent polls suggest this is becoming increasingly likely.
After Céline Dion concerts, live entertainment union takes on fake ticket sellers and criticizes the government
Ekhoscènes, the industry's leading trade organization, launches multiple legal actions against scammers who defrauded thousands of fans. The group also condemns the government for seeking to recoup several million euros in taxes.
Spotlight - Will Eisenkot succeed in 'minefield of Israeli politics' where 'so many' other generals have failed?
Social unrest ahead of French elections: Protesters 'don't believe politics can achieve anything'
Phillies news: Dave Dombrowski, Kyle Schwarber, Ty France
Eagles offense = Phillies offense
Rubio will discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI and more with G7 allies in France
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies this week.
Rubio will discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI and more with G7 allies in France
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies this week.
Rubio will discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI and more with G7 allies in France
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies this week.
Rubio Will Discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI and More With G7 Allies in France
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies on Monday, with unresolved world crises on the agenda and questions about how President Donald Trump will approach foreign policy after his Republican Party’s massive losses in ...
From scandalous game to mass entertainment: is GTA going soft?
From 24-hour news channel parodies and extreme stereotypes to a twisted Statue of Liberty, the Grand Theft Auto series has consistently mocked the excesses of US capitalist society.
France's far-left leader attacked for remarks on Ukraine
France's far-left presidential contender Jean-Luc Melenchon was attacked by political rivals on Sunday over comments about Ukraine that critics said made him sound like a Kremlin spokesman.But Foreign...
Trump vows comeback as parties clash over Democrat prosecution threats
President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback on Sunday after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms, as incoming Democratic leaders pledged to hold his administration to…
60 Minutes Transcript: How protests could push France to political extremes
French protests could benefit far-right political leader Marine Le Pen
Juventus defender Gatti added to Italy squad for Nations League
Juventus defender Federico Gatti has been added to Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium.The Bianconeri man won’t have long to travel to the Cover...
Egypt train collision kills 7, injures 112: health ministry
Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing seven people and injuring more than 100 others, according to the authorities.
Mariners News: Lázaro Montes, Ty France, and Billy Beane
It’s Sunday, and if it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Links.
Rare fifth-century burials of Germanic chieftains with dazzling weapons and warhorses discovered in France
Archaeologists found a small cemetery full of high-status burials, two of which may be the graves of Germanic chieftains.
Inter vs. Como: probable line-ups and where to watch
Marcus Thuram and Francesco Pio Esposito are expected to lead the line for Inter against high-flying Como, while Nico Paz and hat-trick hero Tasos Douvikas should start for Cesc Fàbregas’ side at S...
New Zealand poised for weeks of political wrangling after knife-edge poll
New Zealand faced the prospect Sunday of weeks or even months of political wrangling after a knife-edge election that produced no clear winner.
Eurovision brings pop and politics to Asia
Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this Saturday, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous…
Boost for Arsenal as key international not called up
William Saliba hasn’t been called up to the latest France squad, but it appears that’s the outcome Arsenal were hoping for.Photo by David Ramos/Getty ImagesAhead of the announcement of the France ...
When politics meets motherhood: The disruption of a patriarchal system
From Ségolène Royal to Marine Tondelier, balancing the expectations of motherhood and a political career challenges a political world shaped by and for men.
‘A gobal political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world
From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes
New PS Plus Perks Revealed, Includes Discounts and Free Trials
Available in the UK, France, and Germany
Sylvamo Announces Plans to Sell Europe Business
MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 06, 2026--Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM) is entering into a put option agreement with Midas Atlantic Partners, in partnership with The Najafi Companies, for a binding offer to acquire the company’s Europe business, including its uncoated freesheet paper mills in Saillat, France, and Nymolla, Sweden, as well as its forestry and supporting business operations.
Deschamps ‘not particularly keen’ on Manchester United job
Didier Deschamps is ‘not particularly keen’ on the Manchester United job amid reports the former France manager has been approached about the role.Deschamps is weighing up his options after leavin...
Four Match Points, Another Collapse, and the Frances Tiafoe Problem
Frances Tiafoe was serving for the match at 5-4 in the deciding set against Quentin Halys at the Paris Masters after recovering from a disastrous opening set. He took control of the match and put himself within touching distance of the third round, but then he lost his serve. No matter. He still managed to …
Innate Pharma Reports Third Quarter 2026 Business and Financial Update
MARSEILLE, France, November 05, 2026--Regulatory News: Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: IPH; Nasdaq: IPHA) ("Innate" or the "Company") today reported its financial update for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Judge rules against former Harvard business professor Francesca Gino in tenure case
A federal judge has sided with Harvard in a lawsuit brought by former professor Francesca Gino, who challenged the university’s decision to revoke her tenure.
Hackers tried to boil blood in the latest European fridge attacks
A cyberattack attempted to raise the temperature of refrigeration systems at blood storage facilities in France.
Mexico, France Strengthen Health Ties Through R&D, CAPEX
France and Mexico strengthen healthcare ties through clinical trial streamlining, primary care reforms, and local manufacturing investments.
Entre Nous - Political parallels in France and US: Anger at the ballot box and in the streets
Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca to travel to Portugal to complete Sporting CP move
Olympique Lyonnais manager will leave France this afternoon in order to travel to Portugal where he will sign a contract to take the helm at Sporting CP, as per a report from Foot Mercato. The Portugu...
Seasoned French Diplomat Returns To Lead Pandemic Annex Talks
France’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr Anne-Claire Amprou, is joining the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO) body negotiating the missing
Scor’s profit slips 6%
France-based Scor SE’s net income for the first nine months of 2026 fell 6% year on year to 603 million euros ($673 million), Reinsurance News reported. Group insurance revenue dropped 4% to €11.2…
Axa’s premiums, other revenues climb
France-headquartered Axa SA posted a 5% year-on-year growth in gross written premiums and other revenues to 93 billion euros ($104 billion) in the first three quarters of 2026…
France weighs ‘riot tax’ on auto and business premiums
The French government is considering adding a “riot tax” to citizens’ insurance bills to cover the cost of recurring civil unrest after recent riots affected more than 3,000…
Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks
The new incidents come weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food.
Thiago Motta among candidates for Lyon job if Fonseca leaves
Reports in France claim that former Juventus and Bologna head coach Thiago Motta is among the candidates to take over at Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais in the event that Paulo Fonseca departs in the ...
Nine killed as business jet crashes into South Florida neighbourhood
A business jet plunged into a South Florida neighbourhood on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard and exploding into a fireball near homes and a busy road. The pilot had reported icing, precipitation…
Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca agrees Sporting CP move
Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca and Sporting CP have reached an agreement for the Portuguese head coach to takeover at the Lisbon-based club, according to Foot Mercato. Reports in both France and Portugal ...
Flick convinced Barcelona will bounce back from successive defeats
Hansi Flick is convinced Barcelona will rebound from the painful back-to-back defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and bitter rivals Real Madrid. Barça welcome Alaves to the Nou Camp in LaLiga on Saturday looking to bounce back from a 2-1 home El Clásico setback that followed a 4-2 loss at the Champions League holders in France.
The Result of Dissatisfaction Is Endless Political Deadlock
From France to Brazil, voters are railing against the status quo, even as the politics of disenchantment make lasting change nearly impossible.
Business leader Roux de Bézieux to head 2030 Winter Games organising committee
Businessman Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, the former head of France's main employers' federation, was on Thursday appointed head of the committee organising the 2030 French Alps Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Arsenal push to extend 27yo’s contract amid Bayern reports
Arsenal are pushing to extend Martin Odegaard’s contract, with Bayern Munich sources playing down their transfer interest in him.Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty ImagesSky Sports in Germany report ...
US midterms: With deep-red states now in play, could blue wave redraw America's political landscape?
Global trading is mixed as worries about AI-related issues grow
Global trading is mixed as worries about the future of artificial intelligence grow after Alphabet’s stock drop dragged on U.S. markets. Shares rose in France and Britain early Friday but
Rural US hospitals, collateral victims of Trump politics
Ninety miles (140 kilometers). That is how far residents of Fredonia, a small town in the central US state of Kansas, must travel for cardiology care in the event of a heart attack or stroke.
The relationship between female leadership, political freedom, and the rule law
How is female leadership in public service associated with two institutional outcomes: political freedom and rule of law? Understanding the broader implications of women’s representation in leadership roles can inform strategies to preserve and promote freedom, democracy, and prosperity.
ADOCIA Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update
LYON, France, October 29, 2026--Regulatory News: Adocia (Euronext Paris: FR0011184241 – ADOC, the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of innovative therapeutic solutions for the treatment of metabolic diseases including diabetes and obesity, reports financial results for the third quarter of 2026 and provides a business update.
DBV Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business Update
Châtillon, France, October 28, 2026DBV Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business UpdateSubmitted the Biologics Licens...
Dassault Systèmes Completes ArisGlobal Acquisition to Expand Life Sciences AI Platform
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Oct. 28, 2026 — Dassault Systèmes today announced it has completed the acquisition of ArisGlobal and is now uniting its Life Sciences and Healthcare capabilities into a unified AI platform that connects science, medicine and patients. The milestones advance its ambition to improve people’s lives by empowering faster drug discovery, better therapies and […]
Trump revisits 10-year warning to Macron as protests sweep France: ‘You have to get them out’
Donald Trump told Emmanuel Macron for a decade that France would "lose" its country without addressing the immigration crisis fueling protests.
Palestinian protest leader says movement reshaping US politics
Mahmoud Khalil, who became the face of resistance to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism, believes the movement has succeeded by shifting public perception and encouraging…
The global stakes of France’s political and fiscal crisis
Experts discuss what the crisis means for France's upcoming elections as well as Paris's role in defending Europe and supporting Ukraine.
DOMSKY: Vanderbilt’s business fraternities are playing favorites
Vanderbilt’s business fraternity recruitment process: a living hell. There are three main business fraternities at Vanderbilt: Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi and Phi Chi Theta. Each one has different members, values and culture. But one thing is common to all three: a similarly competitive rush process for potential new members, or PNMs. And surprisingly,...
Jay-Z said he’ll just do the Super Bowl Halftime Show himself
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The NFL didn’t have to look far for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performer. Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, who has served in an advisory role to the NFL through his company Roc Nation since 2019, announced he will perform at the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show in
Olympiacos vs. Rennes Could Be Moved Due to French Strike
Olympiacos' Europa League match against Rennes could be moved to Nov. 4 due to a general strike and protests in France. Here's what we know.
Recap: Saints play Steelers in inaugural Paris matchup
Catch up on all the action from France.
UC Berkeley scientists eye life abroad as Trump administration politicizes research
Some are considering programs run by France, Canada and other countries that aim to recruit weary U.S. researchers.
Kurt Warner apologizes for mixing up Jaylen and Tyler Warren
The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints met on Sunday in the NFL’s first ever game in France. NFL Network was on the call, with Dave Pasch on play-by-play and Jason Kelce and Kurt Warner both providing analysis. But throughout the broadcast, Warner suffered a painful mixup on several occasions, going out of his way…
Liverpool working towards deal for star; could reach €90m
Liverpool are reportedly in the mix for a very in-demand France star. They’re working towards a deal and it’s one that could cost €90m.Liverpool are weighing up their transfer targets for the up...
French and Italian Retailers Tally Losses Ahead of Holiday Season
Retailers in France and Italy face financial losses and security concerns as protests disrupt business ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Photos: Entertainment | Saints vs. Steelers
Check out the entertainment photos from the New Orleans Saints game against the Pittsburgh Steelers for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season on Oct. 25, 2026 at the Stade de France featuring Burna Boy.
Sarkozy's son warns violent protests in France could worsen amid political unrest
Louis Sarkozy, son of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, discusses violent unrest in France, the influence of far-left groups and the country’s immigration and economic challenges.
🥈 Bullet header places Antoine Griezmann in MLS goalscoring pantheon
Antoine Griezmann's arrival in MLS has come up with the goods in expected fashion across much of the 2026 season, with the World Cup winner and France icon becoming one of the faces of the league and ...
Steelers Add New Uniform Combination for Paris Game
Pittsburgh is switching up its usual road look for Sunday's matchup against the Saints in France. Here's how the new combination compares with the Steelers' other uniform looks.
France’s latest debt warning describes a country where governance is breaking down — and even doing too little, too late is barely possible
"The negative outlook reflects the increased risk that the fragmentation of France's political landscape will continue to impair the functioning of the country's legislative institutions."
Boarded-up windows, museums closed to visitors: How businesses in Paris are preparing for another day of protests
As France prepares for another weekend of protests, some of its most famous streets and landmarks are bracing and boarding up.
🎥 Ballon d'Or contenders: Kylian Mbappé's powers
Kylian Mbappé is among the favorites to win the next Ballon d'Or, and here's why.Mbappé has scored 58 goals in 60 matches for Real Madrid and France.He has also contributed 16 assists3He has been th...
France Politics
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, right, and France's Urbanity and Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel attend a visit at a police station in the context of security and reconstruction efforts after
France Politics
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, right, France's Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel, left, France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard, second left and the Mayor of Limoges Guillaume Guerin, center, listen to explanations
France Politics
France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard, France's Trade Minister Serge Papin, France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Mayor of Limoges Guillaume Guerin and France's Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel walk during a visit
France Politics
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, arrives at a police station during a visit to Limoges in the context of security and reconstruction efforts after a group of individuals forced
France Politics
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, shakes hands with a police officer as he arrives at a police station during a visit to Limoges in the context of security and
France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning
Moody’s held the country’s credit rating steady amid political uncertainty and a rise in borrowing costs that have worsened France’s debt situation.
Businesses board up ahead of next wave of France protests
CEO of Argil AI Brivael Le Pogam discusses the widespread unrest, business damages and arrests ahead of upcoming demonstrations in Paris.
Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA
Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.
Britain Politics
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, right, his wife Marie-France van Heel, left, pose with veterans Naomi Hall, second right, Anthony Coughlan, centre, and Laurence Moore at No 10 North at