posting a video interview on the website Google Video, attempting to bring attention to the escalating violence in Darfur. A book released shortly after his removal from Évreux was Voice From the Desert: A Bishop's Cry for a New Church. It was a largely autobiographical discussion of the events surrounding his removal. Reconciliation with Church authorities In 2000, Louis-Marie Billé, Archbishop of Lyon and president of the French Bishops Conference, invited Gaillot to attend a national ecumenical service in Lyon on 14 May alongside other senior members of the French hierarchy. Billé said the invitation came from the bishops as a group: "It is important that Catholics, and public opinion in general, are aware that the communion that links us as brothers is real, even when it is lived out in a special fashion. What happened five years ago remains a wound even for those who don't necessarily share Mgr Gaillot's opinions." There was no indication that the Pope or anyone in the Roman Curia was involved. Gaillot accepted, writing that he was "happy to demonstrate my communion with the Church". On 1 September 2015, shortly before his 80th birthday, Gaillot, accompanied by Daniel Duigou, a priest and former journalist, met privately with Pope Francis in his Vatican City residence for 45 minutes. Gaillot said the pontiff encouraged him to continue his activism on behalf of migrants and refugees. After the meeting, Gaillot said he was “in love” with Francis. See also Abbé Pierre Call to Action References Bibliography Christophe Wargny: Die Welt schreit auf, die Kirche flüstert. Jacques Gaillot, ein Bischof fordert heraus. Herder, Freiburg 1993, (de) Christophe Wargny: Jacques Gaillot : Biographie, Syros, 1 April 1995, (fr) Jean-Marie Muller: Guy Riobé, Jacques Gaillot : Portraits croisés. Desclée de Brouwer, 1 May 1996, (fr) Pierre Pierrard: A nous la parole : Partenia, dix ans. Harmattan 17 October 2012, Kindle Edition, ASIN B00814BKFQ (fr) External links Biographical article about Bishop Gaillot 1935 births Living people People from Saint-Dizier Roman Catholic activists Dissident Roman Catholic theologians Bishops of Évreux Founders of Catholic religious communities French Roman Catholic priests French Christian pacifists French human rights activists 20th-century squatters