A day earlier, hundreds gathered by the statue in a park for protests defending and opposing it. (JTA) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis issued an emphatic defense of that city’s ...

It was built by Louis IX, the future Saint Louis ... Scenes from Ernest Hemingway's posthumous book "The Garden of Eden" are set in Aigues-Mortes. Impressed by the quality of light on the ...

The statement did not directly address criticism that Louis IX led a violent Crusade against Muslims in the Middle East. But the archdiocese said those seeking change should focus on policies that ...