![French Cardinal Jean Pierre Ricard celebrates a mass during Plenary Congress of France's Bishops in Lourdes, southwestern France November 5, 2006. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy French Cardinal Jean Pierre Ricard celebrates a mass during Plenary Congress of France's Bishops in Lourdes, southwestern France November 5, 2006. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2XDY8/french-cardinal-jean-pierre-ricard-celebrates-a-mass-during-plenary-congress-of-frances-bishops-in-lourdes-southwestern-france-november-5-2006-reutersregis-duvignau-france-2D2XDY8.jpg)
French Cardinal Jean Pierre Ricard celebrates a mass during Plenary Congress of France's Bishops in Lourdes, southwestern France November 5, 2006. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
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French Cardinal Jean Pierre Ricard (R), Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom, Budapest (C) and Croatian Roman Catholic Archbishop Josip Bozanic arrive for a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee
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French Bishop Jean-Pierre Ricard arrives for talks at the Elysee palace, December 17, 2001. [Jean-Pierre Ricard is the new President of French bishops'conference and Lalanne the new general secretary.] Stock Photo -
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