French Catholic Academy

It serves as a forum for dialogue and research, drawing members from both clerical and lay backgrounds, emphasizing a collaborative approach to uphold and transmit the Christian intellectual heritage.

On October 13, 2008, a small committee was held at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, which decided on the definitive name "Académie catholique de France".

The foundation of the French Catholic Academy was influenced by several factors, including scandals involving a minority of the 20th-century clergy and the growing anti-Catholic sentiment in Republican France.

Nathalie Nabert, a medievalist, poet, honorary dean of the Faculty of Letters of the Catholic Institute of Paris, and a member of the academic body, described the establishment of the academy as a courageous challenge.

[3] The creation of the "Académie catholique de France" aims to address this need by working to transmit the Christian heritage and fostering openness and creativity.