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‘Little Miracle of Lille’: How a Candlelight Mass Gathers Hundreds of Young People Every Week in France

Every Tuesday evening at 10 p.m., between 800 and 900 students converge on the historic St. Joseph’s Chapel at Lille Catholic University for a candlelight Mass.

Launched in 2016 by the chaplaincy of the Catholic University of Lille, this initiative has enjoyed an unexpected and exponential success in this city shaped by student life.