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French bishops vote to give payouts to sex abuse victims

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:51:59 +0100

French bishops on Saturday approved a programme of payouts to victims of sex abuse by priests -- but survivors have already objected that the Church has not gone far enough in admitting responsibility.

Bishop warns of 'Catholic Islamophobia'

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:09:39 +0100

In comments that will add to pressure on President François Hollande to respond to demands from France's large Muslim community to speak out on the issue, the Bishop of Angoulême, Claude Dagens, said he was profoundly concerned by recent developments.

Body of Christian man given a Muslim burial

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200

A Christian French man living in Morocco has been buried in a Muslim cemetery after the body was mistaken for a relative by another family.

50,000 French Catholics head to Madrid

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:38:42 +0200

France is expected to send the second largest delegation of young people to the global religious celebrations planned by the Catholic church in Madrid later this month.