Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a French cardinal who failed to report an alleged paedophile priest, the Catholic Church in Lyon said Friday. Archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin is the ...

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who received a six-month suspended jail sentence for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority, is to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican to tender ...

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a French cardinal who was convicted and then acquitted of covering up for a pedophile priest in a case that fueled a reckoning over clergy sexual ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has paid an unusually personal and public tribute to French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran by attending the funeral of the former Vatican foreign minister and interfaith ...

PARIS — Pope Francis has voiced support for a French cardinal who has faced allegations of covering up cases of pedophile priests in his Lyon parish, saying he shouldn't resign. Francis said in an ...

French cardinal Francois-Xavier Bustillo will take part in the conclave - Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis’s death, Catholic cardinals ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted of failing to report sexual abuse charges, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turned down his offer to resign but ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France, said his visit to the Holy Land was intended as a gesture of solidarity with the local Christian community and a demonstration of support for "all the ...

French cardinal and Archbishop of Algiers Jean-Paul Vesco (C) arrives for the 6th congregation meeting at the Vatican - Copyright AFP Tiziana FABI French cardinal and ...

Only through loving others and accepting love in spite of one's own failures can Christians truly understand and proclaim the joy of Christ's victory over death, said French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline ...

On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even when ...