Brazil activist priest 'at risk'
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A Catholic aid agency  voices deep concern after a priest working on land  rights in Brazil gets death threats.
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A Roman Catholic priest was accused yesterday of ordering the bulldozing of his church, killing 2,000 Tutsi parishioners seeking refuge.
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Â·  Church landlords accused of speculative frenzy Â·  Conduct 'not in line' with papal stance on housing
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By Tiago Pariz and Daniela Machado BRASILIA, Brazil  - A Brazilian congressionalprobe accused 91 people, including a former central bank chiefand an ex-mayor of Sao Paulo, on Tuesday of involvement insuspected laundering of money from drug trafficking, smugglingand other crimes.
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ATHENS, Greece - Brazilian sports officials blamed inadequate course security for a defrocked priest's bizarre attack on the Olympic marathon leader, and said Monday they will appeal to world track authorities for a duplicate gold medal.    The criticism of Athens Olympic organizers, who have been praised for their overall security, came as former priest Cornelius Horan was given a one-year suspended sentence...
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Pope John Paul II's deteriorating health has churchmen wondering what might happen if he can no longer carry out his papal duties and doctors questioning when that might happen.
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ATHENS, Greece - A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested...
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The Episcopal bishop of New York fears that the Anglican Churchâs demands over gay issues could force the American church into a corner.
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An African archbishop who scandalized the Roman Catholic Church when he was married by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon said Sunday that a top Vatican official has demanded he repent or his authority to celebrate Mass and perform other duties will be suspended.
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The Vatican is worried its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage could one day land it before an international court of justice, a senior Vatican official said in an interview published Wednesday.
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Brazilian sports officials blamed inadequate security for a defrocked priest's bizarre attack on the Olympic marathon leader, and said yesterday they will appeal to world track authorities for a duplicate gold medal.
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Former Rep. Mark Foley's refusal to identify the clergyman he says molested him as a boy is reckless and could put other children at risk, say victims' advocates and a former priest who knows the ex-congressman.
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Parishioners ended their brief vigil at a Roman Catholic parish in Natick yesterday after police threatened to arrest anyone who refused to leave, a move critics say represents a bolder stance by church officials against sit-ins.
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A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze &#151; and a special award for sportsmanship &#151; and the former priest was arrested.
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Bishop Ivo Lorscheiter, a prominent critic of Brazil's former military regime who also squared off with the Vatican over his progressive beliefs, died Monday, the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops said. He was 79.
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Vietnamese dissidents say a Catholic priest prominent in the democracy movement has been arrested.
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Human rights groups in Haiti and abroad are protesting the detention of the Rev. GÃ©rard Jean-Juste, a well-known Roman Catholic priest and vocal supporter