Last year across France an average of one crucifix each day was restored by SOS Calvaires, a flourishing apostolate of young French Catholics committed to safeguarding France’s Christian roadside heritage. For years broken or vandalised crucifixes have scarred the French countryside, sending a discordant and inaccurate message at a time when French Catholic baptisms were actually rising. Having worked as a teacher in a Catholic state school in East London, and now working part-time for the Catholic Herald, I was intrigued to see this youthful crucifix repair movement in action.
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On the ground with a movement raising the crucifix across the French countryside
last year across france an average of one crucifix each day was restored by sos calvaires, a flourishing apostolate of young french ca...
Thomas Edwards
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