Greek Orthodox church elects new leader
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A low-key bishop described as an "enlightened conservative" was chosen by senior clergy Thursday to lead Greece's powerful Orthodox Church.
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Egypt's Patriarch of Alexandria, a top  Greek Orthodox leader in a post that traces its lineage back to  one of the first disciples of Christ, was killed in a  helicopter crash, Greek authorities said on Saturday.
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Egypt&#39;s Patriarch of Alexandria, a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church, is among 17 people feared killed when a helicopter crashed off northern Greece, the Defence Ministry says.
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Thomas S. Monson, a leader who became known for his folksy storytelling as he ascended through church ranks, was introduced Monday as the 16th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The pope on Wednesday named a Hong Kong bishop to eventually succeed Cardinal Joseph Zen, the leading proponent for religious freedom in China.
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An exit poll showed Greece's ruling conservative New Democracy party winning 41.9 percent of the vote on Sunday and enough seats in parliament to form a government.
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Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., who will seek bankruptcy protection Nov. 29 for his diocese from millions of dollars in clergy sex abuse claims, was elected yesterday to be the next president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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The popular, outspoken head of Greece's powerful Orthodox Church was buried Thursday in a state funeral attended by thousands of mourners and top Greek officials.
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress elects Jacob Zuma as new leader
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America&#39;s Roman Catholic bishops chose a new president Monday who has released the names of priests accused of molesting children and reached out to victims but who also plans
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac's governing party.
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The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States elected Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., to be president of their national conference in an unusually close vote yesterday
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A day after Africa&#39;s senior Greek Orthodox prelate and 16 others died in a helicopter crash in the northern Aegean, the Greek defense minister, Spilios Spiliotopoulos
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Greeceâs Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary.
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Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary, died Monday at his home of cancer, church officials said. He was 69.
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The Christian Science Board of Directors has elected a new chairman and a new director.
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Egypt&#39;s Patriarch of Alexandria, a top Greek Orthodox leader in a post that traces its lineage back to one of the first disciples of Christ, has been killed in a helicopter crash, Greek authorities say.