French Archbishop Thibault Verny is the Vatican's new president of its Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors ...

Parisians and visitors looking to cool off this summer can dive in -- weather permitting -- at three bathing sites.

The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics. Officials now say the Seine ...

Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians jumped into the river — legally — for the ...

The River Seine reopened to swimmers in Paris on Saturday morning, marking the first time since 1923 that bathers could take ...

Bathing sites will be located near the French capital’s Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.

The French capital has created three swimming zones along the river as part of its Olympic legacy.France' s capital Paris ...

Emmanuel Macron and Anne Hidalgo at the 1918 Armistice commemorations, in Paris, November 11, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP In the Elysée Palace's Salle des Fêtes, on December 13, 2024, Thomas Bach ...

Anne Hidalgo, in her office at Paris City Hall, November 25, 2024. ADRIENNE SURPRENANT/MYOP FOR LE MONDE She is undoubtedly the best-known French mayor outside of the country.

Hidalgo, who has been at the reins in city hall since 2014 as Paris's first woman mayor, told the Le Monde daily: "I will not run for a third term. It is a decision I made a long time ago." "I ...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Tuesday she will not seek a third term in 2026, ending her tenure as the first woman to lead the French capital. “I will not run for a third term.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she will not seek a third term in local elections in 2026, opening up the race for one of the most coveted positions in French politics. Hidalgo, a Socialist who was ...