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A second Roman Catholic bishop in Ireland announced Wednesday he will resign in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese.
The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said Tuesday that she was upset by claims that her role in the church is divisive.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy used the language of faith Monday to rally support for expanding the nation's health insurance system in his first public appearance since escalating a public feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over health care and publicly financed abortion.
A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.
Congressman Patrick Kennedy is to make his first public appearance since heightening a feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over abortion.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island says he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker's stand on what he called moral issues.
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Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.
Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says recent comments by Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop questioning the congressman's faith because of his stance on abortion and health care reform were "very disconcerting."
The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota says the Rev. Brian Prior has been elected its next bishop.
A Roman Catholic bishop who oversaw his diocese's settlement with victims of sex abuse is facing child pornography charges, police said Wednesday.
An Episcopal Church court has rejected a defrocked Pennsylvania bishop's bid for a new church trial based on a recently discovered cache of letters related to his case.
A Roman Catholic bishop criticized for his autocratic management style announced Monday that he is stepping down for health reasons, saying that tension within the diocese about his ideas and governance style led to insomnia and crippling physical fatigue.
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the early retirement of a U.S. bishop who has denounced nuns for sponsoring lectures by gay-rights advocates and directed priests to deny communion to abortion backers, the Vatican said Monday.
One person is dead and five injured in Mexico after a Roman Catholic bishop apparently lost control of his vehicle and ran them over.
A former priest claims a bishop who played a leading national role in responding to the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal threatened to send him to live with nuns after he hired a private investigator to look into his pastor.
The new head of Hong Kong's Catholic church pledged Thursday to unite Chinese Catholics and work toward ensuring religious freedom on the mainland.
The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has named a San Diego clergyman to be bishop of Oakland, California.
The bishop's threat was almost incomprehensible. In this heavily Roman Catholic city, where tens of thousands of people pack downtown for the annual St. Patrick's parade, Mass would be canceled that day if organizers honored an abortion-rights supporter.
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.
A Roman Catholic bishop in northeastern Pennsylvania wants a Catholic university to close a multicultural center because it hosted a visit by a gay-rights advocate.
A conservative pastor who suggested God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina expressed relief Monday after passing up a papal promotion that had sparked an outcry from Austrian Catholics.
TINLEY PARK, Ill. - It has been a year since five women were gunned down at the Lane Bryant women’s clothing store in this South Chicago suburb. Feb. 2, 2008, has been relived a thousand times, but try as they might, their families and police have not been able to find any closure.
Bishop Arrested for Child Molestation, Selling DrugsHOME GARDENS, Riverside County -- A self-proclaimed bishop is under arrest, accused of molesting young boys and selling drugs from inside his church, according to authorities.
Two more Catholic bishops resign over child abuse scandalTwo more Irish Catholic bishops have resigned in response to a report which criticised how they handled allegations of abuse by clergy. Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field issued a joint statement which was read out at midnight Mass.
Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop accused of mishandling abuse allegationsThe Vatican today confirmed that the Pope had accepted the resignation of an Irish bishop who was criticised for failing to report allegations of clerical child sex abuse.
Bishop blasts pastor over anal sex outburst Church of Sweden pastor and gay marriage opponent Dag Sandahl has drawn the ire of senior clergy after launching a foul-mouthed attack on gay sex at an October church summit.
Lesbian bishop sparks new church row - The Episcopal Church in the US has elected its first openly lesbian woman to serve as a bishop in the diocese of Los Angeles, instantly sparking fresh tumult in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Los Angeles Episcopalians elect lesbian bishop Los Angeles Episcopalians elected an openly lesbian bishop late Saturday, the denomination's news service reported.
British bishop 'to go on trial' in Germany over racial hatred The member of the ultraconservative Saint Pius X Society, has denied the charges against him and refused to pay the 12,000-euro (£10,800) fine that would enable him to avoid trial, a court spokesman said.
Bishops slam 'unacceptable' health care billThe US Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a strongly worded letter to members of the US Senate Friday, terming the abortion language in the Senate Democrats' health care bill "completely unacceptable."
British bishop Richard Williamson to go on trial in Germany for Holocaust denial British Holocaust-denying bishop Richard Williamson faces trial in Germany for an outspoken TV interview in which he denied that the wartime extermination of the Jews took place.
Verbally, bishop isn't turning cheek R.I.'s Tobin welcomes tussles with politiciansPROVIDENCE - The bishop from America's most Catholic state, and increasingly one of the church's most provocative prelates, has provided a rather concise explanation for his willingness to clash with politicians: Christians are not supposed to be nice, at least not all the ti …
Italy Approves RU-486 "Abortion" Pill. Chuch Threatens To Excommunicate Doctors Who Prescribe ItThe Catholic Church lost another round today when Italy approved the use of RU-486, the abortion drug. The Vatican warned of immediate excommunication for doctors prescribing the pill and for women taking it.
Bishop tries, fails to launch a probe into Pelosi's claims about alleged CIA lies - Salt Lake TribuneWhy is it that we can't seem to get any straight talk from Democrats? Oh yes, this is why....
Ex-President Joseph Estrada bares RP poll plans in 2010Former President Joseph Estrada Tuesday declared that his final decision "to be or not to be" a contender in next year's presidential elections will be dictated by an opposition party "in unity," or "in disarray," and "never on the say-so of a church bishop."
Paraguay's Bishop turned President possible father of three.Newspapers and TV programmes have been dominated by stories of women coming forward to claim they had a child with the former Catholic bishop.
Second Paraguay love-child claimParaguayan president Fernando Lugo has received a second demand to recognise the paternity of a child. President Lugo, who is a former bishop, shocked the country last week when he acknowledged a two-year-old boy as his son.
Holocaust - Denying Bishop Leaves Argentina A Roman Catholic bishop who caused an international uproar by denying the scale of the Holocaust left Argentina on Tuesday, days after the government ordered him out of the country.
Bishop arrested for child chimney pot stuntA British bishop was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty after he helped his two young sons to perch on top of the chimney of their house to read a book as part of a school project. Bishop Jonathan Blake, of the Open Episcopal Church , took pictures of his sons Nathan, eight, …
Church of England weighs consecretion of women bishopsLONDON (AP) — The Church of England opened its national assembly Monday to discuss draft legislation on allowing the consecration of women as bishops and other church matters. The General Synod will be addressed Monday by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, a Roman Catholic who i …
Pope Takes Church in Ultra-Conservative DirectionPope Benedict has promoted to bishop an ultra-conservative Austrian clergyman who called Hurricane Katrina "God's punishment" and condemned the Harry Potter books for "spreading satanism".
Welcome to VosIzNeiasA UK-born cleric who denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers has apologised to the Pope for causing any distress - but without retracting.
Stand Firm : In a recently published "Stand Firm" article Gene Robinson to Meet With Dallas Transgender Activists the lead paragraph linked this blogs press release announcing the progressive event "Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies Wellcome Bishop Robinson" to language I have the unple …
Three-day fasting set to 'squeeze truth' out of Arroyo's minionA [Filipino] Catholic bishop on Thursday said that civil society and religious groups will hold a three-day fasting to convince former [Philippine] agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante to tell the truth about the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.
(+ 107). St. Ignatius was appointed Bishop of Antioch by Saint Peter himself. He suffered martyrdom in Rome under the persecution of Trajan.
Bishop gives vicar his blessing for gay 'wedding' to his gardenerA retired vicar has 'married' his former gardener in a civil partnership ceremony after receiving the blessing of his bishop. The Reverend Canon Rodney Bomford, 65, and Paddy O'Neil invited friends and family to the celebration at the home they share.
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