At some conservative schools, some students and faculty have filed discrimination complaints, while at more affirming institutions, some parents and clergy argue that approach doesn’t align with their mission.
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Priest charged with stealing $830,000 from 3 retired priests
Lansing Diocese said the allegations are ‘deeply disturbing.’
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Mormon church voices support for same-sex marriage law
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints voiced its support for proposed federal legislation safeguarding same-sex marriages
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LGBTQ-friendly votes signal progressive shift for Methodists
Conservatives say the developments will only accelerate their exit from one of the nation’s largest Protestant denominations.
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Pope warns of nuclear war risk, appeals to Putin on Ukraine
Francis told the public, gathered in St. Peter’s Square, that he was abandoning his usual religious theme for his Sunday noon remarks to concentrate his reflection on Ukraine.
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Pope appeals to young people to save planet, find peace
The pontiff speaks to a gathering of about 1,000, some of them economists.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine the backdrop to pope’s Kazakhstan visit
Pope Francis is also going to be in the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan at the same time as Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
Tensions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States.
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Former mayor, Mormon bishop accused of sex abuse of children
A spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the allegations are ‘serious and deeply troubling.’
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Funeral set this weekend for pastor of Augusta-area Catholic parish who died suddenly
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland said the Rev. John Skehan, 66, pastor of the Augusta-based St. Michael Parish, died unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday while visiting friends on his day off.