Golden Coast. Dijon, Ahuy, Beaune, Izeure… Who are these Catholics who pray in the public square?

End of January, in Ahuy. The extracurricular staff at the commune’s nursery school and the parents are surprised to see the arrival every Wednesday at 6 p.m. of a dozen people who stand in front of the Calvary near the establishment. This group of Catholics prays and sings for about thirty minutes.

A carousel that challenges and makes some people uncomfortable. “Seeing this in front of a school, a symbol of secularism, revolts me,” confides a mother. The town hall is warned and looks into this mysterious group. She discovers that these Catholics belong to a recent movement called “La France prie”. A website is dedicated to this initiative launched in January throughout France. An interactive map shows all the places of these…

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