French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux is pictured in a 2013 photo at the Vatican. The Vatican will begin an investigation of Cardinal Ricard, who admitted in a public letter that he had ...

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PARIS (AP) — Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, one of France's highest-ranking prelates of the Catholic Church, said Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago and is withdrawing from his ...

A French cardinal said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl several decades ago and was making himself available to authorities. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said in a statement: ...

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux receives his red hat from then-Pope Benedict XVI during his induction into the College of Cardinals at the Vatican March 24, 2006. The cardinal has ...

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux is pictured in a 2013 photo at the Vatican. He has admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago. (Credit: Max Rossi/Reuters via CNS.) Listen PARIS ...