Posts Tagged ‘bishop’

Former Mass. bishop takes Fifth in deposition

July 15th, 2010

A former Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was molested by a known pedophile priest. Catholic Church – Bishop – Mass – Christianity – Religion and Spirituality

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Episcopal Church Ordains Its 2nd Openly Gay Bishop

May 15th, 2010

Episcopal church in Los Angeles ordains 2 women, including the church’s 2nd openly gay bishop Bishop – Episcopal Church – United States – Religion and Spirituality – Christianity

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Catholic Church faces more resignations

April 22nd, 2010

Pope Benedict accepts the resignation of Bishop James Moriarty, the Vatican says, bringing to three the number of Irish bishops who have stepped down due to the sexual abuse crisis. Catholic Church – Physical abuse – Religion and Spirituality – Denominations – Christianity

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Aussie bishops attack atheism

April 2nd, 2010

SYDNEY – AUSTRALIAN Catholic bishops Friday used the Church’s holiest week to attack atheism, as they urged the faithful to remember the good work of the religious despite the global child sex abuse scandal. In his Good Friday address, Anthony Fisher, the bishop of the New South Wales diocese of Parramatta, said Christianity was hardier than its enemies imagined. ‘Last century we tried …

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Church takes step toward canonizing Baraga (9&10 News Cadillac)

March 11th, 2010

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The Catholic Church is taking a step toward canonizing Bishop Frederic Baraga (BARE’-uh-guh), who converted Indians in the upper Great Lakes region to Christianity in the 1800s.

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