Church 'better at tackling abuse'
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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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The Catholic Church is considering the future of a priest jailed for helping a paedophile groom a child.
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A report released yesterday by an Anglican church commission reprimanded the Episcopal Church for not taking worldwide church opposition into account when it confirmed an openly gay bishop last year and chided bishops from other countries for interfering
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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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New plays by Michael Murphy and John Patrick Shanley explore the reaction of church members to suspected sex abuse by priests.
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Civil rights leaders told a packed church on Saturday to have patience in the legal process and to pray for the recovery of a black woman who was allegedly tortured and sexually assaulted by a group of whites.
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Feb. 18 -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatened to fracture the church.
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The number of children dying from abuse could be much higher than previously thought, the NSPCC says.
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Officials at the spiritual home of the Church of England launched a worldwide fundraising campaign to save the place of worship from the ravages of time, weather and pollution.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II discussed the US sex-abuse scandal with a group of American bishops yesterday, encouraging them to be more open to the needs of parishioners in the wake of a &quot;crisis of confidence in the church's leadership.&quot;
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An Anglican church report chastised the US Episcopal Church yesterday for consecrating a gay bishop and asked American church leaders to apologize or consider withdrawing from Anglican functions.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - When scuffling sisters brought their family squabble into the Assemblies of Jesus Church, the preacher says the devil came, too. The Rev. Clarence June Love was just about to begin his Sunday service to a congregation of less than a dozen on Jan.
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In a letter issued yesterday to parishioners, Archbishop Sean P. O&#39;Malley for the first time acknowledged a link between church closings and the sex-abuse scandal, saying his mission is
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Â·  Survey calls for churches to work with policeÂ·   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people
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PORTLAND, Ore.  - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese  of Portland will launch an advertising campaign this week to  encourage people sexually abused by priests in Oregon to come  forward, according to a church spokesman.
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Nearly three years after the scandal of clergy sexual abuse of minors exploded nationwide, the lingering impact may lead to an upset in leadership of the Catholic Church in an election today.
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Anglican ministers accused of cheating on their spouses may be included on a proposed church database of child abusers and sex offenders, a church official said Tuesday.