
LETTER FROM THE VATICAN. Thursday June 25, 2026 at the end of the afternoon, the French Embassy to the Holy See inaugurated its restored fountains. Less a demonstration of force than an art of charm – right down to Pauline’s bust, carefully moved. Every Saturday, La Croix takes you behind the scenes of the smallest state in the world.
Along the legendary national road 7, the origins of popular French holidays
11 a.m. A blazing sun beats down on this Péage-de-Roussillon car park, south of Vienne (Isère). Sheltered under a brown bucket hat, Tobias loads some shopping into his...




