Bishop won&#39;t go to trial for sex-abuse charges
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Hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the &#39;70s, the county prosecutor refused
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BOSTON -- The state appeals court on Thursday declined to allow a new trial for a father convicted of beating a man to death at their sons&#39; hockey practice.
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A district attorney in Massachusetts says he will not prosecute Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre for child rape. He says the statute of limitations has expired.
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Prosecutors decide not to charge the former lord advocate over an incident on a plane.
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The Inclusive Church movement has said it is pleased that the Lambeth Commission on Communion which published its report today, has not recommended the suspension or expulsion of the Episcopal Church USA from the Anglican Communion, or called for Bishop
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The former bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, has said he will not be attending a Mass in Galway next Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pope's visit.
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An Anglican panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church failed to give American conservatives what they sought Monday: punishment for church leaders and
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Episcopal clergy and lay delegates Tuesday rejected a demand from fellow Anglicans that they temporarily stop electing gay bishops, leaving little chance the proposal could be revived at a national church meeting.
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The former archbishop of Dublin is taking legal action to stop some abuse claim files being given to an inquiry.
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Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will "exercise restraint" in approving another gay bishop and will not approve prayers to bless same-sex couples.
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A former priest accused of sexually abusing children in two states is HIV positive, Catholic diocese officials said Thursday.
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The presiding judge in the church trial of a Methodist minister who declared she is a lesbian in a committed relationship ruled Wednesday that the cleric&#39;s defense could not call witnesses who would challenge the denomination&#39;s ban on sexually active gay
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The archbishop of Canterbury said Friday he will not reverse his decision to exclude a gay U.S. bishop from joining other bishops at a global Anglican gathering next year.
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The leader of a polygamist sect said Thursday he would not fight extradition to Utah on charges he arranged marriages between underage girls and older men.
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The man who alleges he was sexually molested years ago by a priest endured intense cross-examination last week from the defense. With his mother and aunt set to testify this week, there may be more uncomfortable days for him ahead.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said yesterday that she would not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.