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French Priest Charged Over Alleged Gay Date-Rape With Minor
A priest working in northwest France has been charged after being accused of drugging and raping a 15-year-old he met via a gay dating app, prosecutors and legal sources said Thursday.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Priest Shot Outside French Church, Suspect Arrested
An attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun on Saturday wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting in the French city of Lyon before fleeing, said a police source.
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92-Year-Old Bengal Priest Gets France's Highest Civilian Honour
Father Franois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was on Wednesday conferred the Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for specially-abled children.
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French Priest, Accused Of Molesting Girl, Commits Suicide In Church
A 38-year-old French priest in a town in northern France committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a girl, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday.
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Teen Who Killed French Priest Buried In Family Crypt Outside Paris
One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...
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France Lays To Rest Priest Murdered By Terrorists
Thousands gathered at Rouen cathedral in northern France today for the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest who was murdered by two jihadists last week.
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Pope Francis Refuses To Equate Islam With Violence
Pope Francis refused to equate Islam with violence on Sunday, saying Catholics could be just as deadly and warning Europe was pushing its young to terrorism.
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Muslims Pray With Catholics Over Priest's 'Barbaric' Murder
Muslims attended Catholic mass in churches around France on Sunday in solidarity and sorrow following the brutal jihadist murder of a priest, the latest in a string of attacks.
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French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
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Teen Released, 2 In Custody Following French Church Attack
A French official says a teenager detained following the killing of an 85-year-old priest by a pair of terrorist attackers in northwest France has been released.
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Church Attacker Threatened France In New Video
A terrorist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.
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Donald Trump, After Attacks: 'France Is No Longer France'
Donald Trump responded to the murder of an elderly French priest, the latest in a string of jihadist attacks to rock the country, by saying Wednesday that "France is no longer France."
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Pope Francis Says Attacks Shows 'World Is At War', Religion Not To Blame
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that a string of recent attacks, including the murder of a priest in France, was proof that the "world is at war".
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For France Church Attack That Killed 85-Year-Old Priest
The ISIS crossed a new threshold on Tuesday in its war against the West, as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of an elderly priest celebrating Mass and using hostages as human shields before being shot by police.
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French Priest Charged Over Alleged Gay Date-Rape With Minor
A priest working in northwest France has been charged after being accused of drugging and raping a 15-year-old he met via a gay dating app, prosecutors and legal sources said Thursday.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Priest Shot Outside French Church, Suspect Arrested
An attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun on Saturday wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting in the French city of Lyon before fleeing, said a police source.
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92-Year-Old Bengal Priest Gets France's Highest Civilian Honour
Father Franois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was on Wednesday conferred the Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for specially-abled children.
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French Priest, Accused Of Molesting Girl, Commits Suicide In Church
A 38-year-old French priest in a town in northern France committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a girl, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday.
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Teen Who Killed French Priest Buried In Family Crypt Outside Paris
One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...
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France Lays To Rest Priest Murdered By Terrorists
Thousands gathered at Rouen cathedral in northern France today for the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest who was murdered by two jihadists last week.
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Pope Francis Refuses To Equate Islam With Violence
Pope Francis refused to equate Islam with violence on Sunday, saying Catholics could be just as deadly and warning Europe was pushing its young to terrorism.
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Muslims Pray With Catholics Over Priest's 'Barbaric' Murder
Muslims attended Catholic mass in churches around France on Sunday in solidarity and sorrow following the brutal jihadist murder of a priest, the latest in a string of attacks.
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French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
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Teen Released, 2 In Custody Following French Church Attack
A French official says a teenager detained following the killing of an 85-year-old priest by a pair of terrorist attackers in northwest France has been released.
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Church Attacker Threatened France In New Video
A terrorist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.
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Donald Trump, After Attacks: 'France Is No Longer France'
Donald Trump responded to the murder of an elderly French priest, the latest in a string of jihadist attacks to rock the country, by saying Wednesday that "France is no longer France."
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Pope Francis Says Attacks Shows 'World Is At War', Religion Not To Blame
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that a string of recent attacks, including the murder of a priest in France, was proof that the "world is at war".
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For France Church Attack That Killed 85-Year-Old Priest
The ISIS crossed a new threshold on Tuesday in its war against the West, as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of an elderly priest celebrating Mass and using hostages as human shields before being shot by police.
