https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A bishop in southwestern France resigned Thursday at the behest of the Vatican over "inappropriate behaviour" towards youths, the French Catholic Church said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170406/french-bishop-steps-down-over-inappropriate-behaviour-with-youths Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:37:56 +0200 french-bishop-steps-down-over-inappropriate-behaviour-with-youths The Catholic Church in France on Tuesday pledged to shed light on all cases of paedophilia, including "historic cases", following a scandal over an archbishop accused of covering up a priest's crimes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160412/french-bishops-pledge-to-expose-all-paedophilia Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:18:06 +0200 french-bishops-pledge-to-expose-all-paedophilia The pope on Friday urged French bishops to fight for the traditional family based on marriage between a man and a woman, saying the battle "is not reactionary." https://www.thelocal.fr/20120921/pope-tells-french-bishops-to-fight-gay-marriage Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:16:00 +0200 pope-tells-french-bishops-to-fight-gay-marriage A French archbishop who claimed gay marriage could lead to incest or polygamy partially backtracked Tuesday following a furore over comments he claims were misinterpreted. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120918/bishop-backtracks-over-gay-incest-jibe Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:57:00 +0200 bishop-backtracks-over-gay-incest-jibe