Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, to face trial

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin to face trial

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

A French court has ordered Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, to face trial in early January on charges of failing to denounce a sexually abusive priest.

The court says the trial will take place without the presence of co-defendant Vatican Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). Read more

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