betraying France," the editors in 1998 stated "Whether Assumptionists or laymen, the editors of La Croix had at the time an inexcusable attitude." The Iraq war and the firing of Alain Hertoghe In December 2003, the newspaper La Croix made headlines after firing one of its own journalists, Alain Hertoghe, for writing a book that was allegedly damaging to the newspaper's editorial line. Hertoghe accused the four major French newspapers—Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération and Ouest-France—in addition to La Croix, of biased reporting during the U.S. war in Iraq. References Bibliography Alain Fleury, « La Croix » et l'Allemagne. 1930-1940, Paris, Le Cerf, 1986 External links La Croix online Regular French Press Review - Radio France International La Croix digital archives from 1880 to 1944 in Gallica, the digital library of the BnF 1880 establishments in France Catholic newspapers Catholicism in France Christian democracy Conservative media in France Daily newspapers published in France Newspapers established in 1880 Newspapers published in Paris