Elisabeth Auvillain

Elisabeth Auvillain is a French freelance writer who lives in Paris, where she was born and raised. She started her career in London then lived in Austria, Switzerland, Pakistan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Germany before coming back to France. She worked mainly as a correspondent for the French Catholic daily La Croix and for Radio France Internationale. 

 

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Sr. Véronique Margron (Provided photo)

Q & A with Sr. Véronique Margron, leader of religious addressing abuse in church

Q & A with Sr. Véronique Rouquet, sharing God's presence on the internet

Mother Alphonse Marie, founder of three congregations, beatified in France

Les Champs de Booz helps vulnerable lone women seeking asylum in France

Q & A with Sr. Begoña Iñarra, seeking anti-trafficking cooperation between Africa, Europe

French sisters shelter women against human traffickers, prostitution

Q & A with Sr. Anne Lécu, serving inmates at a French prison

Tourists, pilgrims find sisters' welcome at Montmartre's Sacré-Coeur

Courtyard of Maison St.-Charles in Paris

Paris Dominicans turn property into home for families, students, sisters

The Dominican Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin are taking an innovative approach to give a new purpose to their property in Paris. Instead of selling it due to the decrease in the number of sisters and the excess of space, they have transformed Maison St-Charles into a home for families, students, and sisters. Discover how this initiative is providing affordable housing and a shared workspace in a popular neighborhood of the French capital.

In France, Ursuline Sisters, students promote initiatives to save the planet

Q & A with Sr. Cécile Renouard, encouraging companies to be ecologically and socially responsible

Q & A with Sr. Colette Hamza, building bridges between Christians and Muslims