Feds To Review Springfield Bishop Case
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Federal investigators said they will review the evidence against former Springfield Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre after state charges were dropped.
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Anglican leaders met on Friday to consider a report about the U.S. church's response to criticism of its backing of gay clergy and same sex unions, in a row threatening to tear the church apart.
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The priest sex abuse scandal that  shook the U.S. Roman Catholic church to its foundations two  years ago could turn out to be a key issue as America's bishops  gather to choose new leaders this week.
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A federal judge heard arguments Thursday in the case of an atheist who wants to prevent a Christian minister from reciting a prayer at President Bush's inauguration.
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Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Boston and Springfield issued advisories to parishioners in recent weeks telling them that if they have the flu or
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A commission seeking to resolve the Anglican Communion's crisis over a homosexual U.S. bishop and other gay issues wrapped up its work Friday and said it would publish its report on Oct. 18.
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Families of victims and offenders weigh in on pending Supreme Court case.
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The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.
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An Anglican panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church failed to give American conservatives what they sought Monday: punishment for church leaders and
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Hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the &#39;70s, the county prosecutor refused
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Sept. 28, 2004 - Former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre won&#39;t have to answer to charges in Massachusetts that he molested two boys in the 1970s, but the legal problems for the one-time
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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.
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By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun  May 26--Local United Methodist clergy are asking for a judicial opinion from the denomination's highest legal authority on Bishop John R. Schol's decision to reappoint a transgender pastor to a Charles Village congregation.
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Prospective jurors in the murder trial of actor Robert Blake were asked Monday if they could endure the public scrutiny that surrounded the O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson cases.
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A Roman Catholic priest is being held in Phoenix on charges that he assaulted a woman who worked at his Las Vegas church.  A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Maricopa County to determine whether the Rev. George Chaanine will waive extradition from Arizona to Nevada.
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A jury is about to deliberate in the trial of the Utah polygamist, which pits the state's interest in protecting children against his claim to religious freedom
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Defence chiefs will consider the case of an injured Sheffield soldier as they review compensation payouts.