Church

French court orders town to remove statue of Virgin Mary

Thousands queue to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI, a misunderstood man of God

Call for prayers as health of 'very sick' former pope Benedict worsens

French priest indicted for aggravated rape of a minor in Paris

French Catholic Church in upheaval following sexual abuse revelations

Pope Francis in Bahrain boosts Catholic-Muslim fraternity

Controversial Sacre-Coeur basilica finally earns historical listing

A final goodbye at Queen Elizabeth's beloved home

Inuit group 'implore' France to extradite priest accused of child sex abuse

Canada demands extradition of elderly French priest over sexual abuse allegations

Gardens and square around Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to get a green makeover

Paris in race to meet Olympics deadline three years after Notre-Dame blaze

Controversial plans to 'liven up' Paris' Notre-Dame's interior approved

Pope cautions over 'interpretation' of sexual abuse report on French Catholic Church

Paris archbishop offers to resign after reports on private life emerge

French Catholic Church to use its own assets to compensate sex abuse victims

French Catholic Church expected to outline compensation plans for clerical sex abuse victims

French bishops recognise church's 'institutional responsibility' for child abuse

French PM meets with Pope as fallout from child sex abuse scandal spreads

France's top Catholic bishop concedes child protection overrules confession secrecy

French bishops called on to collectively resign after paedophilia scandal

Report finds French Catholic clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children

"Between 2,900 and 3,200" cases of paedophilia in French catholic church since 1950 - report