Tag: Religious issues
Pope moves youth seminary out of Vatican amid abuse trial
ROME — Pope Francis has decided to move a youth seminary outside Vatican City, taking action before the Vatican’s criminal tribunal renders a verdict...
Charleston shooter lawyer: Racist delusion showed incapacity
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation was wrongly...
Arab woman gets kidney from Jewish man killed in Israel riot
JERUSALEM — A Jewish man killed during an eruption of Mideast violence has given new life to an Arab woman in bitter times.
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Chicago priest Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation
CHICAGO — Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found...
Prosecutor: Late former priest killed altar boy in 1972
BOSTON — Investigators were preparing to seek an arrest warrant for a defrocked Roman Catholic priest long considered a suspect in the 1972 killing...
Wisconsin priest who ignored COVID limits is asked to resign
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A priest in Wisconsin who has been ignoring COVID-19 gathering restrictions at his masses and criticized Democrats for their stance...
Charleston church shooter making appellate arguments
COLUMBIA, S.C. — FOR USE SUNDAY MAY 23
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Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago
ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives...
Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man's report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic...
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul,...