Philippine bishops condemn Arroyo over child rapist&#39;s sentence
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Influential Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines on Sunday hit out at President Gloria Arroyo for shortening the jail time of a convicted child rapist, allegedly for political considerations.
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A judge&#039;s decision to sentence a 5-foot-1 man to probation instead of prison for sexually assaulting a child has angered crime victim advocates who say the punishment sends the wrong message.
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Tens of thousands flocked to a religious rally in the Philippine capital's main park on Sunday in a show of defiance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her supporters in the lower house of Congress.
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo praised the military for being more responsive to human rights on Friday, less than a month after the United Nations criticized Manila for failing to stop troops executing activists.
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The Saint Nino Shrine on Leyte island in the central Philippines stands as a monument to the obscene excesses of the Marcos years.
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VATICAN CITY  - The Vatican denounced the reported arrests of several Catholic faithful in China last month, calling such actions "a grave violation of freedom of religion."
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A committee overseeing a review of the child protection plan adopted by Roman Catholic bishops has recommended preserving a ban on church work for clerics who molest young people, according to a document the panel has sent to all U.S. bishops.
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Bishop Thomas Dupre, the former head of the Springfield Diocese, was indicted Monday on child rape charges, accused of molesting two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor said. He becomes the first Roman Catholic prelate indicted in the sex abuse scandal within the American church.
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The Spanish Catholic Church's about-face on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS was met with anger by left-wing politicians, commentators and gay rights groups who labeled the church's position as unreasonable and inhuman.
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America&#39;s Roman Catholic bishops chose a new president Monday who has released the names of priests accused of molesting children and reached out to victims but who also plans
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As the number of leftist activists murdered in the Philippines rises, Bishop Eliezer Pascua points to a constant among people speaking out on political matters in his country: No one feels safe.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Bishop Thomas Dupre, the former head of the Springfield Diocese, was indicted on child rape charges, accused of molesting two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor said Monday...
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BERLIN -- Anger flared across the Islamic world yesterday over comments by Pope Benedict XVI, with Muslims from London to Jakarta assailing the pontiff for implicitly linking Islam with religious violence in a speech earlier this week.
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A grand jury has charged a former  Massachusetts bishop, Thomas Dupre, with raping two children in  the 1970s, a state court said on Monday, in the first such  action against a high-ranking member of the U.S. Roman Catholic  Church.
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Pakistan's parliament unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI on Friday for making what it called "derogatory" comments about Islam and demanded he apologize.
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Roman Catholic Church leaders say they are frustrated with Rudolph W. Giulianiâs position on abortion.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Former Bishop Thomas Dupre was indicted Monday on child rape charges, accused of molesting two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor said...