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 French prosecutor dismissed on Monday a probe into allegations that Cardinal Philippe Barbarin covered up the sexual abuse of scouts, in a case which shook the country's Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160801/france-dismisses-sex-abuse-cover-up-probe Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:14:49 +0200 france-dismisses-sex-abuse-cover-up-probe One of France's most powerful Catholic leaders, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, has been questioned by police over allegations he covered up the sexual abuse of Scouts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160609/french-police-grill-cardinal-over-alleged-abuse-cover-up Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:56:35 +0200 french-police-grill-cardinal-over-alleged-abuse-cover-up There may only be an outside chance of a French cardinal becoming Benedict XVI's successor but at least the honour of announcing the next leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics will fall to a Frenchman. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130311/french-cardinal-to-proclaim-name-of-next-pope Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:42:00 +0100 french-cardinal-to-proclaim-name-of-next-pope