Centuries-old bells were stolen from church spires in three sleepy villages in Provence, a region in southeastern France, in July and the early part of this month, leaving the police scratching ...

The 2,500-page document was issued as the Catholic Church in France, like in other countries, seeks to face up to shameful secrets that were long covered up. Victims welcomed the report as long ...

The Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “We condemn the attack against an Orthodox priest of Greek origin near the Church of the Annunciation in Lyon, France.

LYON, France — A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant ...

Another complaint followed in 1985, and was again suppressed, Mr. Preynat said. The church finally pulled him away from Lyon and his scout group in 1991, when parents were threatening to go public.

NICE, France (AP) — Hundreds of victims of child sexual abuse by priests or church representatives have received financial compensation so far from France’s Catholic Church under a sweeping ...

(Christ Church Cathedral) Dean said everyone in France paid their own way to get there, and a lot of research went into choosing the foundry that would cast the bells.

The British woman in her 20s was reportedly on a family holiday in Barfleur, France, when she was found dead in a rocky area behind the St-Nicolas church close to the sea ...

French police expelled a group of almost 100 migrants from a church in Northern France Thursday morning CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2002 5:48 PM EST | Last Updated: November 14, 2002 ...

France's long-standing fears that its churches would be targeted by terrorists were realized on Tuesday. But can the government do anything to protect its 45,000 places of worship?