The display is timed for the anniversary of France’s abolition of the death penalty, and its honoring of the lawyer who ...

A museum in the city is honoring the legacy of Minister of Justice Robert Badinter, who fought to repeal the death penalty in ...

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In Revolutionary France, Maximilien Robespierre emerged as a passionate advocate for the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. But despite his initial ...

Pope Francis has officially declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, as saints through ...

On July 17, 1794, Madame Lidoine, prioress of the Carmel of Compiègne (in religion called Mother Teresa of St. Augustine) stood with her 15 Carmelite daughters in ...

In 1789 France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the hub of the Enlightenment. But the country was to be transformed and ...