''La Vie'' is a weekly French Roman Catholic magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.

History

Founded in 1924, by

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as ''La Vie catholique'' (''Catholic Life''), the magazine was renamed ''La vie'' in 1977. In 1945, the magazine appeared as ''La Vie catholique illustrée'', as the postwar period placed a great importance on visual magazines (compare

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in the US). The magazine was originally targeted at active laity through parish promotions, before eventually being sold on newsstands from 1976. Its editors in chief were Georges Hourdin, José de Broucker,

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, Max Armanet and

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. Since 1945, the magazine was published by ''le groupe de presse La Vie catholique'', which in 2003 became a part of the larger Groupe La Vie-Le Monde. In 2001, ''La Vie'' created a charitable association which as of 2006 had around three thousand members, based in fifty-odd regional centres across France, called ''Les Amis de La Vie'' (''Friends of La Vie''). This organisation gave deeper meaning to the magazine's tagline, "a paper written with its readers", by organising meetings, debates, and summer programmes. The publication is independent of the Catholic hierarchy. Because the group to which the paper belongs was bought by

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, an LGBT advocate and media tycoon, the publication expressed support or neutrality over gay marriage in France, amidst pressure from the said owner.↑ Pierre Bergé : « Je serais heureux que La Vie ne fasse plus partie du groupe Le Monde », Fabienne Schmitt, Les Échos.fr, 3 July 2013
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Objectives

The magazine claims three objectives: # Find deeper meaning in the news of the day, in particular by differentiating the important from the secondary, and the truly newsworthy from the frivolous, but also by paying considerable attention to the changes in the world and society. The magazine strives to link these changes to the individual lives of its readers, or alternatively to help situate current debates in their historical and cultural context. # Bring a

Christian humanist Christian humanism regards humanist principles like universal human dignity, individual freedom, and the importance of happiness as essential and principal or even exclusive components of the teachings of Jesus. Proponents of the term trace the ...

point of view on the world, putting man at the centre of its values which it enumerates as

liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

, and tolerance. # Helping man in day-to-day life, by helping readers to find their personal balance in life with others and interior well-being.

Organisation of the magazine

''La Vie'' is composed of three main components each week: * An in-depth report, generally on the topic of a current event and composed of investigations, analysis, and different points of view. * Five main rubrics ** Lifestyle ** The world in movement ** Religion and Spirituality ** Culture ** Television * A detachable file called "the essentials", which covers a cultural or spiritual topic (not necessarily Christian) Beyond this, one page is reserved for an interview with a celebrity and the

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References

External links

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''La Vie'' online
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