Church to elect Paisley successor
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The Free Presbyterian Church is to elect a successor to Ian Paisley, its moderator for almost 57 years.
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Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley has challenged his IRA foes to give up their weapons, saying it is &quot;now or never&quot; for Catholic republicans to agree a lasting political settlement with his party.
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The DUP leader, Ian Paisley, is holding a crucial meeting with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in London today to decide if a deal can be reached on restoring power sharing in the North.
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The US Episcopal Church prepares to vote on whether to appoint a second openly gay bishop.
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Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly -- and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment
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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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British government officials pleaded behind the scenes Thursday for Northern Ireland Protest leader Ian Paisley to accept a post as head of a coalition with Catholics.Comment
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a showdown Wednesday with Ian Paisley over whether Northern Ireland's hard-line Protestant leader will share power with the Catholics of Sinn Fein by a deadline of March 26.Comment
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A Protestant firebrand will hand over the leadership of his Church,  but his grip on political power remains sound
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NEWARK, N.J., Sept 23 (Reuters Life!) - The Episcopal   Diocese of Newark elected a Massachusetts cleric as its next   bishop on Saturday, passing over a gay priest whose selection   would have touched off more turmoil in the worldwide Anglican   church.
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Ian Paisley has made a career out of obstructing efforts to find a political accommodation between Northern Ireland&#39;s warring communities.
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Most Free Presbyterians would be  troubled by Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness sharing power, a minister says.
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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley and Catholic former IRA leader Martin McGuinness must ditch their mutual enmity to share power in Northern Ireland following Wednesday's elections.
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China's state-controlled Catholic church has quietly nominated a new bishop for Beijing and the priest chosen said the government would decide whether to seek approval from Rome as Pope Benedict demanded.
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DUP leader Ian Paisley is to meet Tony Blair to discuss the British-Irish proposals on devolution.
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The Scottish Socialist Party could choose a successor to Tommy Sheridan at its annual conference this weekend.
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DUBLIN - The Rev. Ian Paisley said yesterday that he is stepping down as leader of the hard-line Protestant church he founded 56 years ago, a decision his opponents say was inevitable after he angered many by cooperating with Sinn Fein to form a Northern Ireland government.