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.

A third independent report on Abbe Pierre, founder of Emmaus International, revealed new accusations of abuse against the late Capuchin priest, including the rape of a minor and incestuous sexual ...

Abbe Pierre established Emmaus International in 1949 to combat poverty and homelessness. The January 13 independent report on the late priest revealed new accusations of abuse, including the rape ...

French bishops request criminal investigation into abuse allegations against Emmaus founder Abbé Pierre following nine new ...

France's Catholic Church on Friday said that it had asked prosecutors to investigate a raft of sexual abuse accusations ...

The Catholic Church in France has urged legal authorities to investigate accusations of sexual assault against the late Abbe Pierre, a well-known campaigner for the homeless. The call comes following ...

Henri-Antoine Groues, better known as Abbe Pierre, was a Roman Catholic priest ... prosecutor's office to open a probe for "failure to report rape and sexual assault on vulnerable people and ...

The French church has called for prosecutors to investigate Abbé Pierre, a prominent humanitarian who passed away in 2007, amid unfolding allegations of sexual violence. Archbishop Éric de ...

Born Henri Grouès in 1912, Abbe Pierre was known across France for his work with the poor through Emmaüs and the Abbé Pierre Foundation. He died in 2007 at age 94. This is the third report from ...

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

The Catholic Church in France has called on prosecutors to investigate allegations of serious sexual abuse by the once ...