The Local France 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 At least 3,000 paedophiles active in French church since 1950: report Thousands of paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP, days ahead of the release of its report. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211003/3000-paedophiles-active-in-french-church-since-1950-report Sun, 03 Oct 2021 11:16:20 +0200 3000-paedophiles-active-in-french-church-since-1950-report Suspected British paedophile caught 'by chance' in France after car crash A British suspected paedophile who had been on the run for almost three years has been caught "by chance" in southern France following a car crash, British and French authorities said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170113/suspected-paedophile-from-uk-caught-by-chance-in-france Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:38:59 +0100 suspected-paedophile-from-uk-caught-by-chance-in-france French church hit by new paedophile priest scandal A priest in south-western France has been accused of sexually abusing a minor, the latest in a long line of alleged paedophilia in French churches. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160428/french-catholic-church-hit-by-new-paedophile-priest-scandal Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:30:32 +0200 french-catholic-church-hit-by-new-paedophile-priest-scandal French bishops pledge to expose 'all' paedophilia 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 France removes 27 paedophile profs from schools in a year 27 teachers were sacked from France's public schools for paedophilia or child pornography in 2015, French Minister for Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem told RTL radio on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160316/27-paedophile-teachers-struck-off-in-france-last-year Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:34:11 +0100 27-paedophile-teachers-struck-off-in-france-last-year Abuse not just Church's problem: Paris bishop Putting the blame for paedophilia on the Roman Catholic Church is a way of avoiding the issue, top French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris Andre Vingt-Trois says. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130311/blaming-church-for-sex-abuse-is-too-easy-paris-bishop Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0100 blaming-church-for-sex-abuse-is-too-easy-paris-bishop