Iowa Diocese Says It's Near Bankruptcy
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A judge Thursday rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport to delay a trial dealing with alleged sex abuse by priests, a ruling the diocese said would force it to file bankruptcy.
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Bee Staff Writer. Interstate Bakeries Corp., which operates a bakery in Sacramento and recently closed another here, filed Wednesday for bankruptcy reorganization.
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JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions&quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.
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Since last year, the Hawkeye State fell from 7th to 11th among the 50 states. However, officials said Iowa residents still remain healthy overall.
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TUCSON, Ariz. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the second U.S...
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By Elizabeth Ahlin, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 24--COUNCIL BLUFFS -- In an attempt to beat the clock on new Iowa restrictions, the City Council will consider Monday taking as many as 66 properties through eminent domain over the next year.
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US President George W Bush says the nation's social security fund is close to bankruptcy.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa They call it the Iowa caucuses, but the way these Christian warriors are going after each other, the contest looks more like the Sack of Constantinople.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport agreed to pay &#36;9 million Thursday to settle 37 claims of sexual abuse by priests &#151; a deal that could lift any immediate threat of bankruptcy.
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It&#39;s the biggest decision bishop Gerald Kicanas has made since he took over the Diocese of Tucson last year- taking the diocese to bankruptcy court.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over the issues of gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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Some are Catholics who see their church as stuck in the past. Others are believers who happen to be divorced, pregnant before marriage or gay. A few just can't find a priest when they need one.
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Wayne County tobacco farmers are facing the loss of money they had been counting on for this year, an official says. Rick Tharrington, executive director of the Wayne County Farm Service Agency, said that
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Tuesday that it planned to file for bankruptcy protection to put off going to trial in more than 140 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.
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The issue is emerging as a big one in Iowaâand it could wind up pulling the GOP contenders far enough to the right to cause problems next November.
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Nearly three decades after Washington area faith leaders founded a movement for affordable housing, there is a new push -- particularly in the District -- to revive the effort and get the clergy to see housing as an urgent mission field.
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By Marc Parry, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Mar. 7--ALBANY -- A retired assistant bishop in the Albany Episcopal  Diocese has joined a controversial splinter group at the forefront of a  worldwide fight over the future of the Episcopal church.