Excommunicated archbishop ordains married priests
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WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey  - Excommunicated African Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo ordained two married clergymen as priests on Sunday, defying the Vatican over the controversial issue of celibacy within the priesthood.
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Five Episcopal priests in Massachusetts have vowed to stop performing all wedding ceremonies until the Anglican Church allows them to bless same-sex marriages, calling their protest a "holy fast."
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An Anglican Church commission rebuked the Episcopal Church USA for ordaining a gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions.
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A decree by Pope Benedict allowing priests to say the old Latin Mass more frequently has sparked criticism within both Catholic and Jewish ranks, with one Italian bishop saying he was "in mourning".
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The Vatican said Tuesday requests for marriage annulments have been soaring, with one cardinal lamenting that some Roman Catholics view them as a kind of church-sanctioned equivalent of divorce.
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China's state-controlled Catholic Church has ordained  a new bishop in a move set to anger the Vatican.
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DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - Two Episcopal priests face possible punishment from the church after it was discovered that they were leaders of a local society of Druids, people who follow a pre-Christian practice of worshipping the sun and venerating the Earth.
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Uganda's Anglican Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi consecrated an American bishop opposed to gay marriage on Sunday, the latest in a spate of conservative clerics to leave the U.S. Episcopal Church.
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The Vatican has revised its guidelines on marriage annulments, acknowledging some abuses and saying Tuesday that it wants the practice that some critics have dubbed "Catholic divorce" handled in a more serious way.
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China's state-run Catholic Church ordained another bishop without Vatican approval, religious officials said, in a move seen as further damaging relations between the Holy See and Beijing.
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How Archbishop Peter Akinola's rejection of liberal "sins" and the ordination of gay clergy could push the Anglican Church to split
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Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.
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The number of men and women belonging to religious orders worldwide continues to decline sharply, but there has been an increase in priests assigned to dioceses, the Vatican said.
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The Roman Catholic Church in California has reached a deal with nearly one hundred people who say they were abused by priests and other church employees.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 9 -- The renegade Roman Catholic archbishop who was excommunicated by the Vatican after he installed married priests as bishops acknowledged Saturday that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon was supporting his crusade against mandatory celibacy.
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An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry.
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A decree by Pope Benedict allowing priests to say the old Latin Mass more frequently has drawn criticism within Catholic and Jewish ranks, with one Italian bishop saying he was "in mourning".