Cinema, music, arts, festivals and global cultural trends.
Chadian artist Soléa Damas merges traditional instruments like harp and zither with modern music, inspiring youth to learn and create these instruments at the Kaya Kendé center.
Deniz Göktas, a Turkish comedian imprisoned since July, will be tried from September 28 for insulting President Erdogan, spotlighting repression of free expression in Turkey.
In the program "Avec Judith," philosopher Stéphanie Roza examines the Iranian crisis, uncertainties of the mullahs' regime, and fractures within democracy and Western societies, including challenges to universalism, reason, and progress.
In Saint-Louis, Senegal, a slave warehouse from the transatlantic trade era is severely deteriorating. This site witnessed tens of thousands of Africans before their deportation to the Americas and is now endangered, say historians.
Ulrich N’Toyo, a Congolese director based in France, presents 'The Silence of Taboos' at Les Zébrures festival in Limoges, exploring slavery through collected stories from Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Congo, and Normandy.
Paris begins its women's fashion week for Spring/Summer 2027 collections on September 28, featuring numerous fashion exhibitions that affirm its status as the global fashion capital.
The Festival des Zébrures in Limoges highlights Francophone theatre with the solo "A 5,743-Year-Old Venus," written by Olivia Csiky Trnka and performed by Laurence Mayor. This tribute to women and aging was warmly applauded by audiences.
During Pope Leo XIV's historic visit to Paris, many young Catholics, including the evangelization group Anuncio, mobilized in the streets to see the pontiff and share their faith.
Paris des Arts week unfolds in Geneva, highlighting chef Danny Khezzar, 2014 Top Chef finalist and head of the Michelin-starred Bayview restaurant.
Pope Leo XIV starts a four-day official visit to Paris, his first in 18 years, featuring a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, a popemobile procession, prayer at Notre-Dame, a youth vigil at Stade de France, and a mass at Place de la Concorde expected to draw up to one million faithful.
In Paris, Catholic influencers organized a prayer evening at Saint-Sulpice Church for hundreds of young people before Pope Leo XIV's visit, showcasing the rise of social media evangelization and increasing youth baptisms in France.
On his first day in Paris, Pope Leo XIV delivered a critical speech on end-of-life issues at the Élysée and warned against the rise of artificial intelligence at UNESCO, also condemning leaders undermining the rule of law.
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