▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁France ▁it ▁was ▁rela unch ed , ▁and ▁at ▁first ▁had ▁considerable ▁success ▁as ▁the ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁Popular ▁Republican ▁Mov ement . ▁With ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁m ood ▁in ▁the ▁post - war ▁period ▁it ▁went ▁into ▁decl ine ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁Francis que ▁Gay , ▁future ▁publish er ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁L ' A ube , ▁launched ▁the ▁week ly ▁La ▁Vie ▁C athol ique ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁journal ▁aim ed ▁to ▁inform ▁and ▁un ite ▁C athol ics ▁of ▁different ▁view points . ▁La ▁Vie ▁C athol ique ▁was ▁independent , ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁right - wing ▁Action ▁Fran çaise ▁movement , ▁although ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Gay ▁assert ed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁party ▁politics . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Gay ▁launched ▁the ▁new ▁Catholic ▁daily ▁L ' A ube . ▁He ▁intended ▁the ▁paper ▁to ▁be ▁read ▁by ▁all ▁" dem ocr ats ▁with ▁a ▁Christian ▁insp iration ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁L ' A ube ▁appeared ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁was ▁founded ▁without ▁capital , ▁and ▁never ▁had ▁enough ▁subscri bers . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁hand ic apped ▁by ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁m istr ust ▁and ▁res ent ment ▁from