Priest's appeal over abuse case
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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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Attorney Stan Chesley promised confidentiality to more than 350 people who said they were sexually abused by priests. Then a judge ordered him to reveal their names, along with contact information and a description of the abuse.
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Evander Holyfield is appealing against a medical suspension imposed upon him following his defeat by Larry Donald. The former world heavyweight champion was suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission
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A hearing into whether Catholic Church files can be handed over to an inquiry into child abuse is delayed.
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LOS ANGELES -- A 25-year-old Mexican man who says he was raped by a priest filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday against a Mexican cardinal, alleging he hid evidence to protect a priest accused of molesting boys. The plaintiff, Joaquin Aguilar Mendez, alleges that Cardinal Norberto Rivera, now Mexico's top-ranking cardinal, helped cover up abuse by the ...
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A Roman Catholic priest is being held in Phoenix on charges that he assaulted a woman who worked at his Las Vegas church.  A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Maricopa County to determine whether the Rev. George Chaanine will waive extradition from Arizona to Nevada.
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A Roman Catholic priest accused of beating and sexually assaulting a female employee at a southern Nevada parish office made his initial court appearance in Las Vegas on Tuesday
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The lone accuser in the child rape trial  of defrocked priest Paul Shanley pleaded with a judge to spare  him more of the stinging interrogation that left him sobbing in  court on Thursday.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador  - The Catholic Church in El Salvador begged forgiveness on Wednesday for a priest who raped an altar boy and now faces charges he abused other children.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - A bizarre murder case involving a Pentecostal pastor convicted of manipulating his former nanny to shoot his wife will go another round in court as both prosecutors and defence lawyers appealed the initial ruling.
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NEW YORK - The city is showing no mercy to a priest who got a $115 ticket for parking in an ambulance zone while ministering to an ailing hospital patient.  Two months after ticketing the Rev. Cletus Forson of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Brooklyn, the city has thrown out his appeal.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Wednesday, ordering more proceedings into whether childhood victims of sexual abuse can sue the diocese for fraud.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict's personal preacher yesterday urged the pope to call a worldwide day of fasting and penitence to ask forgiveness for the clergy sexual abuse scandals.
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A Roman Catholic priest who has been charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old altar boy committed the crimes while decades-old allegations against him were making headlines, prosecutors allege.
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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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Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames tonight urged people to pray for hostage Annetta Flanigan while her local MP Seamus Mallon called for her safe release.
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The PSNI appeals after being told to pay Â£45,000 to a photographer who suffered discrimination for marrying a Catholic.