Revered French Catholic priest and humanitarian Abbé Pierre has been accused of rape and sexual assault nearly 20 years after his death, leading France to grapple with his legacy.

The bishops of France on Friday formally requested prosecutors launch a criminal investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Abbé Pierre, a prominent priest who founded the poverty ...

The president of the French bishops’ conference appealed to the Paris prosecutor to open an official inquiry into the sexual ...

Abbé Pierre founded the Emmaus Movement in Paris in 1949. Before these recent allegations, he was widely regarded as one of the Church of France’s most beloved and iconic figures.

The French church has formally requested that prosecutors open an investigation into Abbé Pierre, a once-revered priest and humanitarian icon who died in 2007, following new revelations of sexual viol ...

The head of France's Catholic bishops has called for a judicial investigation into Abbé Pierre following fresh allegations of ...

The French Bishops' Conference (CEF) announced January 17, that its president, Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims, ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Catholic Church called on prosecutors on Friday to open a probe into sexual assault accusations against the late French priest Abbe Pierre, who was a lifelong campaigner for ...

Once almost universally admired in France, Abbé Pierre’s legacy is being revisited as more allegations of sexual abuse emerge ...

The French Catholic Church has formally requested prosecutors to investigate sexual violence allegations against disgraced priest Abbe Pierre ...