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Academics & Education
Poll: French pupils oppose law banning religious symbols in schools A poll shows high school students hold a different view on ‘laïcité’ compared to French adults.
(Politico) A majority of French high schoolers believe they and their classmates should be allowed to wear religious symbols such as a hijab or a kippah, a poll has found. “Conspicuous religious symbols” have been banned in schools since 2004 as part […]
Christians
Pope Francis insists Europe doesn’t have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports
(AP) Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with […]
Government & Politics
European leaders laud tougher migration policies but more people die on treacherous sea crossings
(AP) Children dead in the English Channel. Morgues full of migrants reaching capacity in Tunisia. Police in Cyprus patrolling off the island nation’s eastern coast to thwart boats loaded with Syrian refugees. With pivotal June elections for the European Parliament getting closer, […]