Catholic board evaluates dioceses
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Roman Catholic dioceses nationwide have taught more than 6 million children to protect themselves from sexual predators and have conducted 1.6 million background checks on workers in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis, according to a new report.
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Priests suspected of sexually abusing children but protected from expulsion by Catholic law are being offered a choice in the New York Archdiocese: Enter a lifelong supervision program or leave the church.
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VIENNA, Austria An influential Roman Catholic lay organization in Austria says it's relieved that a bishop is resigning.
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Some clergy have criticized what they regarded as the churchâs leftward drift, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop.
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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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A judge ruled Wednesday that the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese cannot withhold potential evidence or proof of clergy sex abuse by claiming that communications between priests and bishops are confidential.
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OXFORD, England (CNS) Catholic leaders have reacted cautiously to a major Anglican Communion report that establishes guidelines for tackling controversial issues such as blessing same-sex unions and ordaining ...
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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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No cash for the collection basket at church? No problem. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has made online giving an option for its 230 parishes and 110 parochial and diocesan schools in its 19-county region.
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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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America'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 to seek bankruptcy protection for his diocese because of abuse claims.
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The Vatican has clarified the guidelines it wants church judges to follow when making decisions on marriage annulments, saying Tuesday that it wants the practice that some critics have dubbed "Catholic divorce" handled more seriously.
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Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation after US wing approved a gay bishop. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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A committee overseeing a review of the child protection plan adopted by Roman Catholic bishops has recommended preserving a ban on church work for clerics who molest young people, according to a document the panel has sent to all U.S. bishops.
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Eleven years after the Church of England began ordaining women as priests, its general synod met Wednesday to discuss whether to allow females to become bishops.
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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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FARGO, ND - A report expected Monday should provide a plan to move the worldwide Anglican Communion through internal divisions following the appointment of an openly gay bishop, North Dakota&#39;s Episcopal bishop said.