In July 2024, Emmaüs International and the Fondation Abbé Pierre released a report detailing accusations from seven women, including one who was a minor at the time, alleging sexual assault and ...

For the first time, Pope Francis has addressed the scandal that rocked France after seven women accused the late Abbé Pierre ...

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.

Abbé Pierre at his headquarters at the Rochester Hotel in Paris in February 1954, shortly after launching his famous appeal to help the homeless.

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 ...

French prosecutors announced Tuesday that no criminal investigation will be launched regarding the numerous accusations of sexual assault against anti-poverty campaigner Abbé Pierre, as the ...

Born Henri Groues, the clergyman Abbe Pierre was widely admired as a friend to the poverty-stricken and homeless when he died aged 94. But in recent months, multiple allegations that he committed ...

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The head of France's Catholic bishops has called for a judicial investigation into Abbé Pierre following fresh allegations of sexual abuse against the priest and founder of the Emmaüs charity, who ...

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said Tuesday it cannot investigate allegations by several women who said they were sexually assaulted or harassed by Abbé Pierre, a nationally revered priest ...

FILE - Abbe Pierre addresses journalists in his home of Alfortville, east of Paris, on Aug. 5, 2005. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File) ...

The Paris prosecutor said Tuesday it cannot investigate allegations by several women who said they were sexually assaulted or harassed by Abbé Pierre, a nationally revered priest and humanitarian ...