When Melinda French Gates shares a story, she makes you feel like a best friend is letting you in on a secret. Her new book, “The Next Day: Transitions, Changes and Moving Forward,” (Flatiron ...

Melinda French Gates says she never expected to write a book about transitions. But over the past few years, she’s gone through a divorce (from her ex-husband, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates ...

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The philanthropist's new book 'The Next Day' is out now — and it's filled with stories from the biggest transitions of her life Lisa Lake/Getty Melinda French Gates has a lot to say in her new ...

The authors of a book published Thursday said the Vatican knew about sexual abuse allegations against French charity icon Abbe Pierre as early as the 1950s. But in recent months more than 30 ...

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Her rep had no additional comment on the passage from her book. Related: Why Melinda French Gates Is Opening Up About Motherhood (Gaining 79 Lbs. in Pregnancy), Marriage and More (Exclusive) In the ...

The news rocked both the public and French church, which agreed to open its archives that same month. But in February, prosecutors dropped the criminal investigation because the statute of limitations ...

French Gates’ book swings from one life transition to another, reflecting on how she’s approached each clearing. Early in her life she’d dart to the next goal she set for herself.

In their book "Abbe Pierre, the Making of a Saint ... "As early as autumn 1955, not only did top French clergy know about the dark side and danger in Abbé Pierre, but so did the Holy See ...

Portrait taken on December 5, 1987 at the Abbey of St. Wandrille shows French Catholic priest the Abbé Pierre. MYCHELE DANIAU / AFP The authors of a book published on Thursday, April 17 ...