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France Confronts Faith and Secularization as Catholic Heritage Fades

Original: France, the “Eldest Daughter of the Church,” Confronts Faith and Secularization

Attention is turning to France's changing religious landscape, with the country long known as the 'Eldest Daughter of the Church' now widely described as one of Europe's most secularized societies. Catholic commentators and religious media are debating how faith survives in a nation whose institutions, culture and identity were historically shaped by Christianity, and what that shift means for the Church's future in France.

Why now: Religious commentators are highlighting France's decline in Catholic practice as part of a wider debate over secularization in Europe.

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