Brazil bishop gives up river fast
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A Brazilian bishop protesting against a major irrigation project gives up a hunger strike after 24 days.
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The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he
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A  bishop is to step down over a porn scandal at a  seminary in his diocese, Austrian media report.
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ROME -- Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, the provocative and colorful African prelate known for exorcisms, mass healing ceremonies, and temporarily breaking with the church to marry a Korean acupuncturist, was excommunicated yesterday by the Vatican.
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A Catholic aid agency  voices deep concern after a priest working on land  rights in Brazil gets death threats.
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The bishop of Spokane, Wash., was elected president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday, despite his intent to declare his diocese bankrupt in the next few weeks.
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The Vatican chose a new bishop on Monday  to take over an Austrian diocese from Kurt Krenn, who resigned  after a child pornography scandal rocked the Roman Catholic  Church in the Alpine state, Austrian TV reported.
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The head of the Episcopal Church left for London suddenly Wednesday to do damage control among his global counterparts as they prepare to ostracize him.
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SAO PAULO -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a tough runoff election later this month after his stunning fall from prohibitive favorite to co-survivor in a Sunday's presidential contest.
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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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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian police havedetained in Rio de Janeiro a Massachusetts man who is wanted byU.S. authorities for kidnapping his own child 10 years ago, apolice spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Tim Hirsch reports on moves by Brazilian environmentalists to prevent the destruction of a forest threatened by a dam.
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An outgoing Brazilian bishop's plea to the Vatican for greater transparency in its process for selecting bishops has received the support of at least 10 of his colleagues.
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No matter how meticulously a Brazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can be wrecked in an instant by the international transfer window.
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Catholic bishops criticized on Friday Brazil's plan to hand out millions of free condoms in the world's largest Catholic country when its famously bacchanalian Carnival begins next week.
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Brazil&#39;s Democratic Movement Party, the biggest party in Senate, voted to quit President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva&#39;s government as the party positions itself for the 2006 elections.
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By Tiago Pariz BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's biggest party votedto leave the governing coalition on Sunday in a move that couldcomplicate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reform agendaand pressure him to give the centrist party extra governmentposts.