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December 05, 2019

German bishop charged with embezzling 6-figure sum

German prosecutors have charged a Catholic bishop with embezzlement after he allegedly took a six-figure sum from an elderly ...

December 05, 2019

Shinto festival carries on centuries-old tradition in Japan

As fireworks light up the winter night, scores of men, women and teenagers crying “washoi, washoi” haul the last of six ...

December 05, 2019

Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains

An activist group has apologized to Jewish organizations outraged over their use of purported Holocaust victims’ remains in ...

December 05, 2019

Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains

An activist group has apologized to Jewish organizations outraged over their use of purported Holocaust victims’ remains in ...

December 04, 2019

Albany bishop to temporarily run Buffalo diocese

Bishop Ed Scharfenberger was appointed to run the Buffalo Catholic diocese after former Bishop Richard Malone resigned amid ...

December 04, 2019

China and US clash over Xinjiang, Hong Kong bills

Already strained relations between China and the United States were further muddied after U.S. Congress overwhelmingly ...

December 03, 2019

Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before

At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam ...

December 03, 2019

Jews angered by activists’ use of Holocaust victims’ remains

Jewish groups expressed outrage on Tuesday at an oversized urn placed in front of the German parliament that those behind it ...

December 03, 2019

Lawsuit: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick abused boy in Newark in 1990s

Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a teenage boy in the 1990s when he was leader of the Archdiocese of ...

December 02, 2019

Key points from new wave of Catholic abuse lawsuits

Key takeaways from Associated Press reporting showing that new laws in 15 states could clear the way for a deluge of lawsuits ...

December 02, 2019

UK group: Rabbi badly beaten in London, hate crimes on rise

A neighborhood watch group that protects largely Jewish neighborhoods in London says a visiting rabbi has been badly beaten ...

December 02, 2019

In death and life, Lebanese woman shows religious law fight

Nadyn Jouny’s sister taped up two messages in her memory inside a closet at the family home — one of motherly love tinged ...

December 02, 2019

A look at 15 states making it easier to sue over sex abuse

Fifteen states have revised their laws in the past two years extending or suspending statute of limitations to allow child ...

December 01, 2019

Pope says Nativity scenes should go in town squares, schools

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed Nativity scenes as “simple and admirable” signs of Christian faith and encouraged their ...

November 28, 2019

French cardinal’s career at stake in sex abuse case

A French cardinal said Thursday he did not understand why he was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse of children, ...

November 27, 2019

Correction: Reckoning-Where Are They Now story

In a story sent Oct. 4 and 5 about clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual ...

November 27, 2019

Argentine bishop appears at court hearing on abuse charges

An Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis appeared voluntarily for a court hearing Wednesday ahead of a trial on charges of ...

November 27, 2019

Philip Pullman’s latest book is adventure for an anxious age

The line between fantasy and reality is blurry in the world of Philip Pullman. Which, he thinks, is how it should be.