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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
The lights of the Eiffel Tower are switched off for one minute at midnight to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. IMAGES
Superstar couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck come out strongly for a charity event to help raise money to assist in cases of sexual abuse.
France's National Assembly passes a bill designed to combat foreign interference, including a trial allowing intelligence services to use algorithmic surveillance techniques, currently reserved for counter-terrorism, for this purpose. IMAGES
France's new Culture Minister Rachida Dati says she embodies "the cultural diversity that makes our society so rich". At a handover ceremony with predecessor Rima Abdul Malak, Dati vows to fight for France's "cultural exception" to ensure that "culture in France is not just another commodity". SOUNDBITE
The EU parliament holds a moment of silence to remember Czech-French writer Milan Kundera, author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", who has died aged 94, according to the Milan Kundera Library. IMAGES