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What is the Avignon Papacy? Pentagon's Medieval Church Reference That Reportedly Alarmed the Vatican

The Avignon Papacy has resurfaced in reports of a Pentagon meeting with a Vatican envoy, where a historical reference allegedly raised alarm within the Holy See during strained US–Vatican relations.

International Business Times UK

The New 'Avignon Papacy'? Pentagon Officials Reportedly Invoked Medieval Captivity to Threaten Vatican and Force Pope's Support

The intense Pentagon meeting where a senior official summoned Pope Leo XIV's ambassador sparked tensions reminiscent of the Avignon Papacy. Explore the global implications for military power.

International Business Times UK

‘Avignon warmed our bones and fed our souls’: readers’ favourite early spring trips to southern Europe

The best places to seek respite from the wintry UK weather in France, Italy and Germany

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'Every time there's a big rape case in France, it's like we're just discovering it'

When 25-year-old independent journalist Anna Margueritat covered the Pelicot mass rape trial in the south of France last year, she drew on her own experience as a victim of sexual violence – and in doing so, found a new strength.

Radio France Internationale

Clay and choreography meet in Tunisian tribute to women of Sejnane

Tunisian dancer and choreographer Selma Ouissi and her brother Sofiane are well known in the Arab world’s contemporary dance scene. Their work is known for its powerful visuals and precise exploration of movement. At the 2025 Avignon Festival, they presented "Laaroussa Quartet – a Free Body that Invents its Own…

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‘It’s ourselves and society on trial’: playwright adapts Gisèle Pelicot case for stage

Case that exposed France’s rape culture and shocked the world has been made into play to be shown in Avignon, where trial was held

The Guardian - UK

Louis Vuitton captures zeitgeist for conclave chic at Avignon show

Palais des Papes show is big on tunic dresses and slouchy boots as heraldry meets Glastonbury for new collection

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French rape victim Gisèle Pelicot’s book to be adapted by HBO?

Pelicot won international acclaim last year for her courage during the trial of her former husband, Dominique Pelicot. Her upcoming memoir "A Hymn to Life" will be published next year and reports indicate that HBO will adapt the book.

Euronews

Gisèle Pelicot’s son reveals moment he discovered his father was a ‘monster’ who arranged his mother’s mass rape

David Pelicot also says he will never forgive his father and that he is still haunted by the question of why

The Independent UK

Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers − and prostitutes: The women working behind the scenes in papal Avignon

In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent. On the other extreme were a few dramatic examples of women who made history for the church…

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‘How many more Gisèles are out there?’: Pelicot trial jolts fight against sexual violence

Mass rape case in France has stirred up strong emotions and advanced a new feminist discourse, observers say

The Guardian - UK

Dominique Pelicot found guilty, jailed for 20 years in historic French rape trial

A French court on Thursday sentenced Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes targeting her with dozens of strangers he recruited online.

Radio France Internationale

Verdicts For Gisele Pelicot Rape Case Expected Thursday Morning

Verdicts for the 49 men accused of raping Gisele Pelicot to be announced soon in a high-profile case involving her ex-husband and over 70 alleged perpetrators.

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Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’

Ms Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging and raping her for almost a decade

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Mass Rape Trial In Avignon Nears Verdict For 72-Year-Old

High-profile mass rape trial in Avignon involving recruitment of men to rape sedated wife, with disturbing evidence and multiple defendants facing sentencing.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Outside French court as Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial guilty verdicts delivered

Watch live outside a court in Avignon, France, where a panel of five judges delivered verdicts on Thursday (19 December) for more than four dozen men charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault on Gisèle Pelicot.

Evening Standard

Judges in France set to deliver verdicts in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial

Dominique Pelicot and 49 other men were tried in Avignon face up to 20 years imprisonment if convicted

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Avignon Trial: Verdict Expected In High-Profile Rape Case

The trial of Gisèle Pelicot in Avignon, France, garners global support and solidarity against sexual violence.

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The Independent UK

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict

Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accused

The Independent UK

Man who drugged his wife in mass rape case should be jailed for 20 years, French prosecutors say

The case, which drew public outrage, nears its completion after three months of hearing in Avignon

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French Rape Trial: Verdicts And Punishments For 51 Defendants

High-profile rape trial in Avignon, France involving 51 defendants accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged. Verdicts expected soon.

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape

French woman repeatedly drugged and allegedly raped by dozens of men makes final statement to court in Avignon

Marie Claire

For shame to shift sides, we must focus on Dominique Pélicot and the other men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot

Evening Standard

'Monster of Avignon' rape trial: French woman addresses abusive ex-husband for the first time in court

Gisèle Pélicot, 72, tells Dominique Pélicot: ‘You chose the depths of the human soul’

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot ‘determined to change society’ as she tells trial that shame of rape lies with the accused – as it happened

Woman at centre of France’s mass rape trial says ‘will and determination to change society’ is what keeps her going in face of evidence heard

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