In the press - Tribute to Samuel Paty assassinated by an Islamist: "Monsieur le Professeur"

A farewell ceremony for Samuel Paty, assassinated at the age of 47 last Friday by a young terrorist, took place at the Sorbonne in the presence of the President of the Republic.

"This professor of history and geography died teaching and it is unbearably sad", we can read in the editorial of

 entitled "a tribute and tears".

“And now, what do we do?” Asks

who deplores the fact that on questions of secularism, “teachers feel abandoned”.

Pope Francis speaks out

in

favor of civil unions for same-sex couples," writes

.

In a documentary premiered at the Rome Film Festival, the head of the Catholic Church said precisely: "Homosexuals are children of God, they have the right to a family".

So is it a "rivoluzione", as

suggests

 ?

"It is not an opening to marriages between homosexuals", answers

quoting Cardinal Semeraro, new prefect of the Congregation for the cause of the saints.

In Belgium, the press is worried about the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic.

"35,000 infected Covid-19 in the province, overflowing hospitals: Liège, described as the new Bergamo", is alarmed

But are we heading towards a re-containment?

understands that no, "it will not be like in March", while "new measures intended to stem the comeback of the virus" must be presented on Friday.

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