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.

Abbe Pierre was a Catholic priest who made his name ... but now the church has called for a full judicial investigation into accusations of rape and sexual assault against him.

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 ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Catholic Church called on prosecutors on Friday to open a probe into sexual assault accusations ...

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

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

including the rape of a young boy. These latest revelations bring the total number of testimonies against Abbé Pierre to 33, identifying 57 potential victims, with incidents spanning the 1960s to ...