Lyon

Italy tries to contain virus as isolated towns hunker down

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north on Monday and residents stocke...
17:21 24 February 2022

French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest

LYON, France — One of the first people to notice Bernard Preynat's unhealthy obsession for young boys was the supervisor at the seminary where, still ...
15:28 19 January 2022

French priest recounts how he abused boy scouts over decades

LYON, France — A former priest detailed Tuesday how he systematically abused boys over two decades as a French scout chaplain, and said his superiors ...
17:45 14 January 2022

French cardinal’s career at stake in sex abuse case

LYON, France — A French cardinal said Thursday he did not understand why he was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse of children, speaking at an a...
22:21 28 November 2021

Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges

LYON, France — Is stealing a presidential portrait a prison-worthy crime? Or a laudable act of civil disobedience?
8:24 3 November 2021