Solène Tadié

Solène Tadié

Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. She is French-Swiss and grew up in Paris. After graduating from Roma III University with a degree in journalism, she began reporting on Rome and the Vatican for Aleteia. She joined L’Osservatore Romano in 2015, where she successively worked for the French section and the Cultural pages of the Italian daily newspaper. She has also collaborated with several French-speaking Catholic media organizations. Solène has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Articles by Solène Tadié

Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the landmark cathedral in central Paris on Dec. 7, 2024. Credit: Christophe Petit Tesson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Dec 7, 2024 / 20:15 pm

The reopening ceremony of the restored Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral was held Saturday evening in the presence of numerous religious figures and world leaders.

Activist Marguerite Stern poses for a picture in an artist squat in Paris on Sept. 6, 2019. Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

Radical feminist who desecrated Notre Dame Cathedral apologizes to Catholics

Nov 5, 2024 / 14:15 pm

In a video posted on social media, Marguerite Stern said she believes that by attacking the Catholic religion, she has damaged a part of herself.

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of Sept. 2, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Father Sébastien Roussel

Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in places of worship

Sep 4, 2024 / 07:00 am

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson Sept. 2.

One of 100 ancient churches identified for preservation by France's Patrimony Foundation, this church is in Cachen, located within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Rescue of more historic Catholic sites in France gets underway

Jun 4, 2024 / 06:00 am

The danger that has been threatening France’s religious heritage for decades is becoming a matter of concern to the authorities and the general public.

Every Tuesday evening at 10 p.m., between 800 and 900 students converge on the historic St. Joseph’s Chapel at Lille Catholic University for a candlelight Mass. Credit: Courtesy of Prudence Cuypers

‘Little miracle of Lille’: How a candlelight Mass gathers hundreds of young people every week in France

Apr 27, 2024 / 06:00 am

“The good makes no noise,” St. Francis de Sales would say of Lille’s candlelight Mass. 

There is exponential growth in conversions of Muslims to Christianity in France. Credit: Unsplash

Boom in Muslim conversions to Christianity in France: How is the Church responding?

Apr 3, 2024 / 13:15 pm

The phenomenon is forcing dioceses to deploy new pastoral services to better welcome these converts, who often have difficulty integrating into their communities.

Hungarian President Katalin Novak addresses a joint press conference with the Polish president after talks in Warsaw, Poland, on May 17, 2022. Credit: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images

Katalin Novák resigns as president of Hungary

Feb 10, 2024 / 17:25 pm

A hero to many Catholics worldwide because of her pro-family leadership, Novák stepped down unexpectedly Feb. 10 amid protests over her role in a controversial pardon.

Cardinal Raymond Burke was part of a panel that convened on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, Oct. 3, 2023. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

The dubia were not meant as an attack on the pope, Cardinal Burke says

Oct 5, 2023 / 09:23 am

The cardinal was speaking at a conference in Rome on Oct. 3 on the theme “the synodal Babel” to discuss the main points of contention raised by the synod.

Father Marie-Dominique Philippe. Credit: Herwig Reidlinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

New report analyzes origins and phenomena behind abuse in France’s St. John community

Jul 2, 2023 / 08:00 am

The 800-page document details findings of an internal investigation into the origins of abuse in the St. John Family.

Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France. Credit: Stockbym/Shutterstock

Iconic Mont Saint-Michel Abbey celebrates 1,000 years

Jun 13, 2023 / 07:00 am

Celebrations of the anniversary continue at the iconic historic pilgrimage site until fall of 2023.

The faithful, on their way to the papal Mass, celebrated in Budapest, Hungary, in the early hours of Sunday, April 30. Szabó Zsófia

Hundreds of faithful gather in prayer for Pope Francis at Budapest’s oldest parish church    

Apr 30, 2023 / 14:30 pm

A time of celebration, prayer, and adoration for the faithful was held on the evening of April 29 at the Inner City Parish Church, the city’s oldest parish.

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New online platform fights porn addiction under the patronage of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Apr 18, 2023 / 14:00 pm

The initiative SOS Porn Deliverance seeks to show people the good news that with God, freedom is possible.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the day after a massive fire damaged parts of the roof and structure.  UlyssePixel / Shutterstock.

Notre Dame cathedral to open in December 2024

Mar 7, 2023 / 14:00 pm

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, whose spire and roof were destroyed by a 2019 fire, should be rebuilt within the five-year deadline set by the French government.

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International group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide

Mar 6, 2023 / 09:45 am

A signed document aims to raise global awareness of surrogacy, which the group considers to be a practice that violates human dignity.

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Citizens’ convention endorses legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in France

Feb 27, 2023 / 10:56 am

The 184-member council was convened by President Emmanuel Macron to debate “end of life” issues.

Vittorio Micheli, who was miraculously cured at Lourdes in 1963. Matthew Kang

60 years after his miraculous healing, he still returns to Lourdes

Feb 11, 2023 / 04:00 am

In April 1962, a 23-year-old Italian soldier named Vittorio Micheli was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his left hip.

Jean Vanier at a Templeton Prize press conference in London March 11, 2015. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

New report details abuses of L’Arche founder

Feb 1, 2023 / 07:35 am

The late Jean Vanier sexually abused at least 25 women, according to a new investigative report commissioned by L’Arche International.

Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris. Ibex73 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Former archbishop of Paris under investigation for sexual assault is ‘outraged but serene’  

Jan 4, 2023 / 15:50 pm

In a statement issued Jan. 3, the Archdiocese of Paris said it was not “able to verify whether the facts in question were proven, nor if they constituted an offense.” 

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Why the French bishops have launched the world’s first canonical criminal court

Dec 12, 2022 / 07:20 am

It is considered a world first: To date, no other bishops’ conference has implemented any national structure of this magnitude.

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Will France enshrine a ‘right’ to abortion in its constitution?

Nov 23, 2022 / 02:29 am

If officially approved by the Parliament at the end of the month, the bill would still need to be approved by the Senate.