Catholic Bishops, After a Divisive Debate, Choose a New Leader
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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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Anglicans hope a long-awaited report will resolve divisions within the church that have intensified with the ordination of an openly gay bishop in the United States.
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At the wake of the bitter clergy sex-scandal that forced three dioceses to file bankruptcy and largely marred the âholyâ reputation of the Roman Catholic Church, the US Conference of Catholic bishops elected their new president to lead the church
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Pope Benedict XVI changes the rules that will decide his successor, reversing reforms made by Pope John Pau Il.
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Roman Catholic bishops have spent more than two years trying to convince parishioners and the public that church leaders have learned the painful lessons from the crisis over clergy sex abuse.
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A split between Muslims started with the battle over who should lead the faithful after the prophet Muhammad's death.
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The Jesuits, one of the world's largest Roman Catholic religious orders, are meeting in Rome to elect a new leader and chart a future amid a decline in their numbers and lingering tensions in their relationship with the Vatican.
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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.
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The next head of the Roman Catholic  Church could well be an Italian, Belgian Cardinal Godfried  Danneels was quoted as saying on Friday.
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China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit prior approval from the Vatican.
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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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As Anglicans around the world try to resolve their deep rift over homosexuality, the gay American bishop at the center of the fight is offering a concession to his critics.
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The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he
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Episcopal bishops at odds over homosexuality ended a private meeting Wednesday saying they had failed to reach agreement over dioceses that reject the authority of the church's incoming national leader, who supports gay relationships.
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A Catholic bishop is asked to explain his decision to keep a priest in his parish after a sex abuse allegation.
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The expulsion of a priest from a church in south-west France has set off a fresh debate about celibacy.
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Roman Catholic bishops from around the country are considering joining the broadest alliance of Christians ever formed in the United States.