Céline Dion on stage during her first concert at the Plénitude Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, on Sept. 12, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Samson/AFP)
At the doors of Plénitude Arena, many had already been waiting for twelve hours, their feet anchored to the asphalt. Josiane is one of them. An imposing crucifix hangs around her neck, a rosary rolled between her weathered fingers. “I’ve always prayed for her, the child from back home,” says the sixty-something, with short-cropped hair, loose pants, and a black sweater. Like the woman she’s come to applaud, she’s from Charlemagne, where she teaches at a Catholic school, presenting herself as a lay nun. “I sacrificed a semester’s salary between tickets, flights, and accommodation to come. Céline Dion is proof that God exists, and it’s a nun who says it!” she continues in front of four snickering teenagers. “The Lord loves all his children, but like any parent, he has his favorites whom he gives a bit more talent. She’s one of them.”Two...
At the doors of Plénitude Arena, many had already been waiting for twelve hours, their feet anchored to the asphalt. Josiane is one of them. An imposing crucifix hangs around her neck, a rosary rolled between her weathered fingers. “I’ve always prayed for her, the child from back home,” says the sixty-something, with short-cropped hair, loose pants, and a black sweater. Like the woman she’s come to applaud, she’s from Charlemagne, where she teaches at a Catholic school, presenting herself as a lay nun. “I sacrificed a semester’s salary between tickets, flights, and accommodation to come. Céline Dion is proof that God exists, and it’s a nun who says it!” she continues in front of four snickering teenagers. “The Lord loves all his children, but like any parent, he has his favorites whom he gives a bit more talent....
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