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Discovery of bones near Vatican embassy revives 1983 mystery

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said Tuesday that human bones were found during renovation work near its embassy to Italy, reviving talk about one of the Holy See’s most enduring mysteries – the ...

DATE: Oct 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Church covered up priest’s abuse of 50 boys

FORT DODGE, Iowa – A Roman Catholic diocese acknowledged Wednesday that it concealed for decades a priest’s admission that he sexually abused dozens of Iowa boys – a silence that may have pu...

DATE: Oct 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Before shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise

NEW YORK – Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students’ notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation. ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

U.S. religious orders asked to ID priest abusers

NEW YORK – The umbrella organization of Catholic religious orders in the U.S. is suggesting that its members consider voluntarily identifying priests accused of sexual abuse, opening up what...

DATE: Oct 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Museum of the Bible removes items billed as Dead Sea Scrolls after experts find they are not authentic

WASHINGTON – The Museum of the Bible – a prominent new institution off the Mall in Washington, D.C. – announced this week that it has removed five prized items once thought to be historical ...

DATE: Oct 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Issue of married Catholic priests gains traction under pope

VATICAN CITY – As the Vatican copes with the growing clergy sex abuse scandal and declining number of priests worldwide, it is laying the groundwork to open formal debate on an issue that ha...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Episcopal Church confronts past of sexual exploitation

Dioceses seeking to share victims’ stories of abuse

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope indicates willingness to visit North Korea

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis indicated a willingness to visit North Korea during a private audience Thursday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to Vatican and South Korean off...

DATE: Oct 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope defrocks 2 Chilean bishops accused of sex abuse

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday defrocked two more Chilean bishops accused of sexually abusing minors, and to show greater transparency about how he’s responding to the church’s glob...

DATE: Oct 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormons to spend less time at church on Sundays

Time requirement to drop from 3 hours to 2

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon leader: Nicknames for faith are ‘victory for Satan’

SALT LAKE CITY – The president of the Mormon church reiterated Sunday that he wants members, the media and others to use the faith’s full name, saying nicknames are “a major victory for Sata...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Christian TV network enters world of 24-hour news

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the mainstream news media is under increasing attack by President Donal...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion