https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pope Francis will make his first official visit to France according to French media reports on Monday. France remains one of the world strongholds of Catholicism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141006/pope-francis-to-make-official-visit-to-france Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:52:00 +0200 pope-francis-to-make-official-visit-to-france A trip to the sexy city of Paris is just the thing Danes needs to boost their falling birthrate, according to a travel agency in the country. In the agency's tongue-in-cheek "Do it for Denmark" video they show how the City of Light can help. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140410/video-come-to-paris-to-make-a-baby Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:52:00 +0200 video-come-to-paris-to-make-a-baby While many Americans had barely heard of French president François Hollande a month ago, the revelation of his alleged affair with an actress has changed all that. The scandal means his official state visit to the US is the subject of much media attention. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/hollande-unknown-in-us-until-alleged-affair Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:19:00 +0100 hollande-unknown-in-us-until-alleged-affair French President François Hollande can expect a rough ride when he meets Pope Francis on Friday. After legalising gay marriage, softening laws on abortion, vowing to explore a change to euthanasia and allegedly being caught having a fling, Hollande may have some explaining to do. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140124/francois-hollande-pope-francis-rome-french-president-visit Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:21:00 +0100 francois-hollande-pope-francis-rome-french-president-visit Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins began a three-day visit to France on Monday, kicking off his engagements with a lecture on European citizenship at the University of Paris. He is set to meet his French counterpart later in the day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130218/irish-president-to-meet-hollande-in-paris Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:17:00 +0100 irish-president-to-meet-hollande-in-paris