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The Episcopal Church Has Elected Its Youngest Leader in Centuries

Bishop Sean Rowe, 49, called for the church to be resilient heading into what he described as an “existential crisis”…

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Thomas Gumbleton, Progressive Voice as a Catholic Bishop, Dies at 94

He was arrested protesting war and clashed with fellow bishops in supporting gay marriage and the ordination of women and…

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Nicaragua Frees Jailed Bishop and Other Clergymen, Handing Them to Vatican

Nineteen clerics were released after Pope Francis drew attention to the government’s persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in his…

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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics

It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s…

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Michael Bishop, Genre-Busting Writer Known for Science Fiction, Dies at 78

His early work took readers to the stars, but his later work ventured into noir mystery and the back roads…

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Carlton Pearson, Pastor Deemed a Heretic for Denying Hell, Dies at 70

He led a popular religious revival and a megachurch, but his peers and congregation abandoned him once he questioned core…

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As Catholic Leaders Met, Fired Bishop Took His Message to the Street

The meeting opened with a call for unity, but clerics are navigating a contentious relationship between Pope Francis and conservative…

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Polish Bishop Resigns After Diocese Is Rocked by Sex Scandal

A priest in the bishop’s diocese was accused of holding a sex party in his church apartment that involved a…

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‘Two Trains Charging at Each Other’: A Texas Bishop Takes On the Pope

Bishop Joseph Strickland, a hero to the emboldened traditionalist wing of American Catholicism, is in open warfare with the Vatican…

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