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- Times report: Documents show Vatican was told about Wis. priest who may have molested 200 boys
- Opponent turned peacebroker, Northern Ireland firebrand Ian Paisley makes Parliament exit
- Pope accepts resignation of Irish Bishop John Magee in sex abuse scandal
- CatholicTV introduces 3-D programs in move to attract youth, make faith message more vivid
- Religions from around the world pledge to end stigmatization of AIDS, HIV sufferers
- St. Louis museum to be only Midwestern stop for colelction of art from Vatican
- Head of Vancouver Olympics, other sports dignitaries pay tribute to Georgian luger
- Pope urges faithful to be ‘intransigent’ on sin but beg forgiveness for their own failings
- Health care overhaul fight exposes rift pitting Catholic bishops against nuns and hospitals
- House Dems: Health care bill will reduce deficit by more than $10B over 10 years
- Democrats struggle over final details of health bill ahead of weekend vote as support grows
- Retired Texas bishop joins Catholic nuns in supporting Obama’s health care bill
- Episcopal church approves election of lesbian bishop to LA post; 2nd gay bishop overall
- Obama’s health care bill wins support from Rep. Kucinich, Catholic nuns; Weekend vote likely
- Boost for Obama’s health bill: Lawmaker signs on, nuns write their support; vote this weekend
- Green globe: 70 million Irish at home, abroad cheer St. Patrick’s Day from Sydney to San Fran
- Rep. Kucinich switches to ‘yes’ on health care bill; Catholic nuns break with bishops
- In a break with bishops, Catholic nuns say health care bill will not fund abortions
- Vatican investigates reported apparitions of Virgin Mary at Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia
- Pope hopes letter to Irish on church abuse helps process of ‘repentance, healing and renewal’
- Pope Benedict XVI to visit Scotland, England for 4 days in September
- Vatican official: pope will be ‘clear and decisive’ in letter responding to Irish sex scandal
- Egypt cancels synagogue unveiling, citing Israeli maltreatment of Palestinians
- South Dakota tops Houston Baptist 91-86 for Great West title, CollegeInsider.com bid
- Split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill
- Jewish retiree creates stir by taking Vatican’s side in dispute over Pope Pius’ wartime role
- Swiss newspaper report: 60 people say they were abused by Catholic priests in Switzerland
- Egyptian bishop says 23 Coptic Christians wounded after attack by Muslims in western Egypt
- Houston Baptist tops NJIT 74-64 to reach Great West tournament final
- Pope says thanks but no thanks: he’ll skip Alps and have a Roman holiday this summer
- 2 brides and a wedding: Mexico witnesses 1st explicitly legal same-sex marriages
- Vatican, Italian bishops slam Rome school’s move to install condom-vending machines
- Clashing with fellow Dems nothing new for Mich. lawmaker at center of debate over health care
- Preadom helps Houston Baptist top Chicago State 80-77 in Great West 1st round
- Amish farmer who refused to register livestock wins legal battle with Wis. regulators
- German Catholic official: Pope’s brother’s apology to abuse victims a ‘wonderful sign’
- Northern Ireland lawmakers vote to support next step in Catholic-Protestant cooperation
- Northern Ireland Assembly to vote on next power-sharing step; No. 2 Protestant party says ‘no’
- Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama’s health care overhaul bill
- Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria including infants in latest religious violence flare-up
- Vatican launches appeal to help dwindling Christian community in Holy Land
- Philippine health chief takes on powerful Catholic church to hand out condoms to fight AIDS
- Pope’s brother to daily: I’d testify in boy’s choir sex abuse scandal but I know nothing
- South Dakota defeats Houston Baptist 97-84 to wrap up regular-season Great West title
- Malaysia Muslim magazine apologizes for upsetting Christians over article on church masquerade
- Alleged son of Mexican priest acknowledges asking for money from religious order
- Former member of German Catholic boys’ choir alleges abuse while Pope’s brother was in charge
- Member of conservative Catholic order says he knew of fellow priest’s alleged lover, children
- Dutch gay groups and Catholic church call for end to dispute on communion for homosexuals
- Pope to make 2-day trip to Spain in November, will inaugurate Gaudi’s cathedral in Barcelona
- Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. keeps silent as group he co-founded faces uncertain future
- Catholic diocese in Ireland’s child-abuse scandals appeals to faithful to help pay legal bills
- Massacre or myth? Academics explore 4,000 accounts of 1641 killings of Protestants in Ireland
- Protestant firebrand-turned-peacemaker Ian Paisley to quit British Parliament after 40 years
- Wife of prosperity gospel televangelist Benny Hinn files for divorce in California
- Northern Ireland leaders: New power-sharing pact to save Catholic-Protestant coalition is near
- Idaho church prays with members in Haiti accused of trying to take children from quake zone
- Belfast foes break deadline in round-the-clock talks, struggle to seal new power-sharing pact
- Belfast rivals edge near new power-sharing deal; British, Irish premiers hope for breakthrough
- Pope to church court: encourage couples to stay married, don’t grant annulments “at all costs”
- New head of Serbia Orthodox Church urges dialogue to bridge divisions with Roman Catholics
- Obama says health care overhaul still needed, ‘I will not walk away’ from reform effort
- Democrats vow to resurrect health care overhaul bill and look to Obama for guidance
- Dreams of Obama’s health care victory lap dashed by political, legislative realities
- Searching for path forward, congressional Dems vow to pass a health care bill
- UK, Irish premiers offer compromise to save Belfast power-sharing, but leave with no deal
- ‘Kill them before they kill you:’ Text messages offered chilling orders for Nigerian violence
- UK, Irish premiers unveil ‘pathway’ to save Belfast power-sharing _ but end talks with no deal
- Pope denounces ‘horror,’ brutality of Nazi Germany on Holocaust Remembrance Day
- British, Irish premiers cancel parliament events for final push on new Northern Ireland accord
- Severed pig heads found at 2 Malaysian mosques following spate of attacks on churches
- Killing of 80-year-old woman in church parking lot after Mass rattles Youngstown, Ohio
- British, Irish premiers work to salvage Northern Ireland’s Catholic-Protestant government
- Book: John Paul decided to pardon his would-be assassin in the ambulance going to hospital
- British, Irish premiers press to salvage Northern Ireland’s unraveling power-sharing govt
- British, Irish leaders launch all-night effort to salvage Catholic-Protestant gov’t in Belfast
- Pope decries ‘growing aversion’ to Christianity, urges Christians to unite on ethical issues
- Northern Ireland power-sharing faces make-or-break talks; British, Irish gov’ts could step in
- 117 Russian Orthodox believers hospitalized after drinking holy water on Epiphany
- Sundance documentary about gay-marriage politics attracts only a handful protesters
- Sundance documentary examines Mormon church’s role in political fight over gay marriage
- God’s bloggers: Pope wants priests to use Web sites, videos, online tools to spread the Word
- Sparks, real flames fly on day 2 of Paris’ menswear shows
- Paris label Givenchy delivers menswear steeped in religious rigor
- Irinej, a moderate, elected as Serbian Orthodox Church leader
- Serbian Orthodox Church elders meet to elect their new leader
- Pope blesses 2 lambs whose fleece will be made into palliums for archbishops
- Vandals try to torch Muslim prayer room in Malaysia amid religious strains over ‘Allah’ ban
- Court orders Russian Orthodox Cathedral in southern France handed over to Russia
- Pope invites Irish bishops to Vatican summit to discuss papal response to child-abuse scandals
- More than 200 people killed during Nigeria’s religious violence, rights group says
- In Cana, where Jesus turned water to wine, Arab Christians try to revive dwindling community
- Perez scores career-high 32 points, Centenary routs Southwestern Assemblies of God 108-65
- Pope convenes Mideast bishops for October meeting amid Christian exodus, violence
- Violence between Christians, Muslims in Nigeria erupts again; 27 killed in earlier fights
