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Kneeling on the esplanade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in the southern town of Lourdes, the president of the French bishops' conference asks God's forgiveness for the sexual abuse committed in the Church. SOUNDBITE
Bishops gathered in Lourdes pray on their knees on the esplanade of the Rosary Basilica in a penitential gesture to ask God for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church. IMAGES
Saint-Etienne fans gather to watch the French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain on a big screen back home. The Stade de France fixture is the first competitive match in one of Europe's leading football countries to allow fans to attend since March, albeit in severely restricted numbers with a maximum of 5,000 people permitted inside the 80,000-seater venue. IMAGES
Several hundred people gather in Paris to protest after the triumph of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections, which garnered around 32% of the vote in France, prompting Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly IMAGES
"This constitutional revision will make this tragedy irreversible for the weakest members of society," says Marie-Lys Pellissier, spokesperson for the "March for Life", at an anti-abortion rights demonstration of about fifty activists near Port-Royal as the Senate prepared to vote on enshrining abortion in the Constitution. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.