US Conference of Catholic Bishops Elects New Head
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At the wake of the bitter clergy sex-scandal that forced three dioceses to file bankruptcy and largely marred the âholyâ reputation of the Roman Catholic Church, the US Conference of Catholic bishops elected their new president to lead the church
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On the same day the nation honored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the first black leader of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was installed Monday as archbishop in King's native city.
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VIENNA -- Pope John Paul II officially named yesterday a prelate who investigated a child pornography scandal at a seminary to replace the bishop who resigned in the case, which rocked Austria's Roman Catholic Church and triggered an exodus of embittered believers.
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WASHINGTON, DC, NOV. 15, 2004 .- The nation&#39;s Catholic bishops elected Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane to a three-year term as president of the US episcopal conference.
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Dean becomes the new chairman of the D.N.C.
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The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday.
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Senior clergy of Greece's powerful Orthodox Church are gathering in Athens to elect the new leader following the death last month of Archbishop Christodoulos.
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China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit prior approval from the Vatican.
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Despite winning the endorsement of a national group of victims of clergy abuse, Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City lost a long-shot bid Monday to head the US Conference
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Judge Michael Chertoff is unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as the new homeland security chief.
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WASHINGTON, DC - A bishop whose diocese is filing for Bankruptcy Court protection and a cardinal who is well-connected at the Vatican were elected Monday to lead US Roman Catholic bishops through the rest of a decade indelibly marked by the church&#39;s child
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who has caused outrage on the left with his conservative Roman Catholic views on homosexuality and marriage. &quot;We expect a reshuffle of the Commission.
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Pope Benedict has given his  backing to Beijing&#39;s new state-approved Catholic bishop, the  official Vatican newspaper L&#39;Osservatore Romano said on Friday,  hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.
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China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit approval from the Vatican.
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The nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding their fall meeting this week during troubled times for the U.S. church.
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A bishop whose diocese plans to seek bankruptcy protection from millions of dollars in clergy sex abuse claims was elected Monday as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput drew only a handful of votes Monday, as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops tapped Bishop William Skylstad, of Spokane, Wash.