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 Pope Francis has ruled out seeking the fast-track resignation of a French cardinal accused of failing to inform the authorities about an alleged paedophile priest, the French newspaper La Croix reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160517/pope-rules-out-early-resignation-for-french-cardinal-in-paedophilia-storm Tue, 17 May 2016 10:42:09 +0200 pope-rules-out-early-resignation-for-french-cardinal-in-paedophilia-storm French investigators searched the offices of the diocese of Lyon on Wednesday over the alleged cover-up of a paedophile priest, a source close to the probe said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160330/french-bishops-office-searched-in-paedophile-priest-case Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:08:48 +0200 french-bishops-office-searched-in-paedophile-priest-case A French cardinal at the centre of a paedophile scandal came under renewed pressure on Tuesday when another witness accused him of covering up sex abuse and the French prime minister told him to take responsibility for his actions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160315/paeodophile-scandal-rocks-french-catholic-church Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:17:33 +0100 paeodophile-scandal-rocks-french-catholic-church The founder of a hippie-era boat school went on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of raping children put in his care by parents seeking to offer them an escape from the constraints of conventional education. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130305/founder-of-school-boat-on-trial-for-raping-pupils Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0100 founder-of-school-boat-on-trial-for-raping-pupils A Cambodian court jailed a 52-year-old French paedophile for 14 months on Tuesday for sexually abusing a teenage boy, prompting child rights groups to criticise the prison term as too lenient. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130115/cambodian-court-jails-french-paedophile Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:07:52 +0100 cambodian-court-jails-french-paedophile