Desperate Catholics find "rent-a-priests" online
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ALBANY, New York  - Some are Catholics who see   their church as stuck in the past. Others are believers who   happen to be divorced, pregnant before marriage or gay. A few   just can't find a priest when they need one.
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Internet users praying for salvation from junk mail face a new torment -- "Spiritual Spam."
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Police say a Boston man used a website that promoted a high-yield certificate of deposit to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars that he used for himself, including to make rent payments.
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Catholic Diocese of Tucson is placing ads in publications nationwide to notify abuse victims that they must file claims by a deadline or lose the right to seek compensation.
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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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By NEDRA PICKLER  WASHINGTON - Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.
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Roman Catholic officials reminded the faithful Monday it is sacrilegious to buy or sell religious relics, after news reports and a church Web site suggested fans of Pope John Paul II could get a piece of his white cassock by making an online donation.
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Mobile phone owners are blessed with more than just free weekend minutes, as religious institutions and telcos roll out new services to help the observant practice their faith. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
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An apologetic Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $800,000 from his parish to finance vacations, country clubs and fancy clothes.
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ROMAN Catholics who cannot find the time to pray can phone a new call centre where someone will do it for them.   Manned by a team of 200 volunteers on a rota basis the "call centre of the faithful" is staffed from 9am until 11pm. And at night there is an answer machine.
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The ongoing sexual-abuse crisis. Dioceses declaring bankruptcy. What to do with Catholic politicians who don&#39;t hold to church teachings.
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LifeChurch, an evangelical network based in Edmond, Okla., set up mysecret.tv as a forum for people to confess anonymously on the Internet.
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By ALEXIS HUICOCHEA, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The oldest profession is moving from the street corner to the Internet.  It's the latest trend in prostitution, Tucson police say: Men and women using online classified ad Web sites like craigslist.org to offer or request sex for money.
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A Catholic priest is held in Florida and another is on the run after stealing millions from parishioners, police say.
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A priest admits he is the clergyman behind a sex abuse case in which a five figure payout was made.
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Priests and estate agents are rarely mistaken for each other. The former have signed a contract with the Lord, while the latter, it is widely thought, are more likely to be in league with the devil
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Thousands of people have turned to the Internet to search for lost friends and family members, but the Web has also become the main conduit of private donations.