Search on for people missing from Venezuelan religious retreat
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) -- Family members have joined the search for nearly two dozen people reported missing after going…
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Prominent Canadian cardinal accused of sexual assault
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has a high-ranking position within the Vatican, has been accused of…
4 years ago
Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a…
4 years ago
More than 600 abuse victims in German diocese: report
At least 600 young people were documented as having been abused by Catholic priests in the German diocese of Muenster,…
4 years ago
Russia jails four Jehovah’s Witnesses for six years
A Russian court sentenced four members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the US-based evangelical movement, to six years in prison for…
4 years ago
US Southern Baptist church group releases list of alleged sex abusers
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the United States' largest Protestant denomination, published…
4 years ago
11 electrocuted during temple procession in India
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 11 people including three minors were killed Wednesday after a temple chariot procession…
4 years ago
US Catholic diocese agrees $87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse lawsuits
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle…
4 years ago
Former Argentine bishop sentenced for sex abuse
ORAN, Argentina (AFP) -- A retired Argentine bishop seen as close to Catholic Church's Pope Francis was sentenced on…
4 years ago
Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
by Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A potentially explosive report into the handling of child…
4 years ago
Hostages freed in Texas synagogue standoff, suspect dead
by Francois Picard All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue have been…
4 years ago
French Catholic Church to sell assets to settle sex abuse claims
by Karine PERRET Agence France Presse LOURDES, France (AFP) -- Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part…
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