Pope replaces sex scandal bishop
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Pope John Paul II accepts the resignation of an Austrian bishop over a porn scandal at a seminary in his diocese.
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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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China&#39;s state-controlled Catholic  church has quietly nominated a new bishop for Beijing and the  priest chosen said the government would decide whether to seek  approval from Rome as Pope Benedict demanded.
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Pope Benedict announced on Tuesday he had changed the rules to elect his successor, in a move meant to ensure that future pontiffs have broad support before white smoke rises again from the Sistine Chapel.
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In a surprising about-face, Pope Benedict has decided to restore power and prestige to the Vatican department that oversees dialogue with Islam a year after he controversially downgraded it.
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The Pope names a new archbishop of Warsaw after his first choice admitted working for the secret police.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules for electing popes, making it potentially harder to name a successor but ensuring that when the white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel, the new pontiff will have broad support among cardinals.
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Pope Benedict XVI named a new archbishop of Genoa on Tuesday to replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a longtime aide who has been appointed the Vatican secretary of state and No. 2 official.
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VATICAN CITY, Nov. 16 -- A Vatican summit led by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday reaffirmed mandatory celibacy for priests, rebuffing a high-profile effort by a married African archbishop who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church.
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China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit approval from the Vatican.
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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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The head of the US Episcopal Church expresses 'regret' over the appointment of a gay Anglican bishop.
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A Roman Catholic bishop blamed for a seminary porn scandal that has rocked Austria's church has resigned, Austrian media reported Wednesday.
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Roman Catholic Church leaders in Austria formally installed a new bishop Sunday in a diocese rocked by the discovery of a vast cache of child pornography on computers at a seminary.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A pastor who worked with young adults at New Life Church has admitted sexual misconduct and resigned just weeks after former church leader Ted Haggard stepped down over sexual immorality.
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US 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.