French clerical abuse report puts spotlight on Roman Catholic confession
A church-ordered report issued in October by an independent commission on sexual abuse inside the French Catholic Church found that the sacrament of confession itself,...
From TV to the French presidency? A right-wing star is inspired by Trump
Éric Zemmour, a writer and TV celebrity known for his far-right nationalism, dominates political talk in France as he weighs a run for president. He...
Even as cases rise, Europe is learning to live with the coronavirus
Unlike in the U.S., where restrictions are divisive and reopenings sometimes prove premature, Europeans have largely gone back to work and school, leading lives as...
A pedophile writer is on trial. So is the French elite.
Gabriel Matzneff, the French writer under investigation for his promotion of pedophilia, is confronted by a book from the girl he's accused of abusing.
Assassinations rise in South Africa as fellow politicians turn on each other
Assassinations are rising sharply in South Africa, threatening the stability of hard-hit parts of the country and imperiling Nelson Mandela’s dream of a unified, democratic...