Lutheran Relief Group Welcomes New Leader
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By Pam Firmin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 10--BILOXI -- Lutherans working to help rebuild Katrina-damaged homes passed their leadership torch -- wood from a 500-year-old oak tree -- to Jerilyn Dufresne of Milwaukee on Friday.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims and  a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town  of Jesus's birth Saturday with prayers for peace after the  death of Yasser Arafat.
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By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Jun. 9--The United States' biggest Lutheran church should change its policy on gay pastors, but not anytime soon, agreed Lutherans from across northeastern Pennsylvania while meeting Friday in Bethlehem.
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By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Mar. 7--The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women are hosting a series of five luncheons during Lent.   The third luncheon will take place Tuesday in the fellowship hall from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians appeared Thursday to have elected a new chief for the first time in three decades.
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Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., who plans to declare his diocese in bankruptcy because of sexual abuse claims, was elected yesterday as the next president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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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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An evangelical minister was appointed on Wednesday to head a new initiative against violent gangs in Los Angeles, which has been dubbed the gang capital of America.
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The Liberal Democrats announced 40-year-old Nick Clegg as their new leader Tuesday, the second change at the top of the embattled third party in less than two years.
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Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian leadership held its first meeting Saturday since the departure of the ailing Yasser Arafat, putting on a show of unity to dispel concerns about possible chaos and infighting in his absence.
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Greetings from Bournemouth, where the Liberal Democrats have just opened their annual conference.
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With the president of El Salvador as a witness, leaders of the Salvadoran immigrant business community last week took a key step forward by establishing the first formal commercial ties with each other and with their home country.
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By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 12--HIGH POINT -- The city's biggest church, as well as its largest Baptist assembly, has called a new senior pastor.   The Rev. Dr. Darryl L.
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She called it her blessing in disguise. Donna Neuner, âBosom Buddiesâ support group leader, found comfort in a Christmas-time tragedy.
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Pierre Omidyar named a new leader for his personal philanthropy as he explores ways to play a bigger role in shaping public policy.
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U.S. Catholic bishops, dealing with  a pervasive priest sexual abuse scandal, on Monday elected as  their new president Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane,  Washington, whose diocese faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged  victims.
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An influential Roman Catholic lay organization expressed relief Thursday at the resignation of a bishop who oversaw a seminary where authorities found child pornography, calling it an "important first step" in rebuilding trust in Austria's scandalized church.