Women priests given "dregs" in Church of England
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Women priests are given the worst  positions in the Church of England even though they make up  half of all newly ordained ministers, research published on  Sunday said.
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The number of men and women belonging to religious orders worldwide continues to decline sharply, but there has been an increase in priests assigned to dioceses, the Vatican said.
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The parishioners at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Bothell got a shock this weekend: Instead of delivering a typical sermon, the Rev.
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The provocative special, 'The Two Marys: The Madonna and the Magdalene' explores the role of women in the early Christian Church.
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Catholics have overtaken Anglicans in church attendance in Britain, according to research published on Sunday.
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ALBANY, New York  - 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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Â· Minister turns to sporting youth to pack pews  Â· Plywood ramp replaces pulpit as focal point
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DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - Two Episcopal priests face possible punishment from the church after it was discovered that they were leaders of a local society of Druids, people who follow a pre-Christian practice of worshipping the sun and venerating the Earth.
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The funerals of twin sisters found dead in a flat in North Yorkshire last month takes place at a church in East Yorkshire.
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The Catholic Church in Scotland expresses dismay at figures showing its members are more likely to suffer sectarian abuse.
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The leafletting outside St. Matthew Catholic Church started well on a recent Sunday, with some parishioners accepting the brochures about clergy abuse being handed out by people who said they were abused by priests.
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Catholic priests in the Indian state of West Bengal punish Christians who carry on practising child marriages.
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An inquiry into the way sex abuse in the Catholic Church is tackled finds progress has been made.
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Now that it is often treated like a maligned minority, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe has decided to start acting like one too.
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The actress wore a skirt that managed to infuriate religious heads.
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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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The General Synod of the Church of England is to discuss a move to allow the sacking of incompetent or lazy priests.