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The diocese filed for Chapter 11 protection last month. Officials had told the judge the church would not make any payments to priests accused of sexual abuse without a court order, even if the abuse had not been substantiated.

A Terre Haute church upset some residents with a message on its outdoor sign that mentioned Allah.

A top Obama administration official on Thursday praised the new Senate health care bill's attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage a ' even as an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Sen.

An unidentified gunman killed a well-known Russian Orthodox priest and wounded another clergyman in a church in southern Moscow.

The Archbishop of Canterbury sought Thursday to downplay the implications of the Vatican's unprecedented invitation for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church as he arrived in Rome for his first talks with the pope on the new policy.

A Web site that portrays its mission as "Bringing the light of truth to the darkness of hypocrisy" invites readers to share their stories of sexual trysts, or other accounts of how they know that a priest or other official of the Catholic church is gay--or, if not gay, having a affair despite his vow of celibacy.

Baltimore, MD .- On the final day of their annual meeting, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published aA pastoral letter on marriage titled "Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan," which restates and clarifies the Church's teachings to empower those seeking to defend marriage against the cultural currents of cohabitation, ...

A fire consumed a West Monroe church early Wednesday morning after firefighters fought it for more than three hours.

Tens of thousand of people are lining Belgrade's streets for a funeral procession for Patriarch Pavle who died at the age of 95 after 19 years as the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

A network of volunteers and service organizations were represented at the United Methodist Church on the first Friday in November, preparing for the opening of Maureen's Haven, a temporary homeless shelter, in East Hampton.

A decision by the country's largest Lutheran denomination to allow gay pastors to serve as clergy is leading a conservative opposition group to try to form an alternate Lutheran church body.

Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.

A decision by the country's largest Lutheran denomination to allow gay pastors to serve as clergy is leading a conservative opposition group to try to form an alternate Lutheran church body.

Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday for greater international efforts to ensure basic human rights for children, saying he was praying for all young people who suffer.

The new Roman Catholic bishop for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is going to be busier than originally thought.

The White House rebuked Israel with heavy criticism Tuesday after the Jerusalem city government moved toward the construction of 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim for the capital of their future state.

By The Associated Press Published: November 17, 2009 8:11 PM Updated: November 17, 2009 8:14 PM SALT LAKE CITY - Seven years after she was abducted at knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart finally has an apology - and a guilty plea - from one of her kidnappers.

Australiaa s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced "concerns" about the Church of Scientology Wednesday after a senator detailed explosive allegations including torture, imprisonment and coerced abortions.

The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.

A woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors and asked Smart to forgive her for all the pain she had caused.Wanda Eileen Barzee apologized in court, saying she was "humbled as I realize how much Elizabeth Smart has been victimized and the role that I played in it.""I am ...