Tag: Bishops
the bishops of France want to set up a monitoring body for adult victims
Mgr Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims and president of the Conference of Bishops of France, speaks during the last day of the plenary assembly of bishops, in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées),…
Bishops oppose draft text on end of life
The sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées), in November 2023. LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP It has been years since a social issue or a reform project mobilized them so much.…
the bishops of France offer a prayer on the subject for Christmas
Bourges Cathedral, April 20, 2019. GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP Often scattered, the pews of the church always fill up at Christmas. This year, the French episcopate has decided to take advantage of…
“Among the bishops, some still find it difficult to recognize the existence of the systemic nature of the abuses”
VFriday March 31, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the Conference of Bishops of France, declared, in his closing speech of the spring assembly, that he wanted the Church “be freed…
the bishops refer decisions such as the framework of the confession to the local level
Eric de Moulins-Beaufort (in the center), archbishop of Reims and president of the Conference of Bishops of France, surrounded by vice-presidents Vincent Jordy (on the left), archbishop of Tours, and…
Lourdes: bishops united to act against sexual violence
The 120 members of the Conference of Bishops of France (CEF) will consider from Tuesday on reform proposals, the fruit of 18 months of work. By LL with AFP The…
The bishops call upon the state
Helmut Dieser (right), Bishop of Aachen, and Stephan Burger, Archbishop of Freiburg, in Dresden on Wednesday Image: dpa The German bishops want to set up an expert council on abuse,…
in Rome, the French bishops evoke the dysfunctions
The visit of the representatives of the bishops of France from December 12 to 14 to the Holy See may well be a usual exercise after a plenary assembly, but…
The Vatican accuses China of violating an agreement on the installation of bishops
Posted on 11/26/2022 at 1:37 p.m. VATICAN CITY, Nov 26 (Reuters) – The Vatican accused Chinese authorities on Saturday of violating a bilateral…
Sexual violence in the Church: 11 new victims reported by bishops of Picardy
The bishops of Beauvais and Soissons, in Oise and Aisne, have identified 11 new alleged victims of sexual violence in their dioceses, while the Catholic Church has just been shaken…
Sexual violence: eleven bishops or former bishops “implicated”
Eleven bishops or former bishops have been “implicated” before the civil justice or the justice of the Church for reports, announced Monday Éric de Moulins-Beaufort during a press point of…
eleven former bishops “implicated” before civil or Church justice
The Archbishop of Reims and President of the Conference of Bishops of France (CEF), Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, during a press conference, November 7, 2022, in Lourdes. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP…