The Evangelical Covenant Church also votes to remove another pastor who officiated at his son’s same-sex wedding.
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Prosecutor appeals travel permit for Argentine bishop in abuse case
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, who is close to Pope Francis, has been formally accused of sexually abusing two seminarians.
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Supreme Court to review Montana school choice program
It will consider reviving a program that gives tax credits to people who donate to private-school scholarships.
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Vatican offers Chinese clergy way to register with civil agency
The Holy See tells Catholic priests and bishops in China they can register as required by authorities while still professing loyalty to Pope Francis.
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Portland diocese installs 24/7 misconduct hotline
But the new reporting system run by a private company is not designed to respond to allegations of sexual abuse, the diocese said.
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New Episcopalian bishop ordained at service in Portland
Thomas James Brown, the 10th bishop of the church in Maine, is consecrated at the Cathedral of St. Luke with hundreds in attendance.
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Pope Francis seeks more dialogue with Islam, freedom in theological research
The pontiff makes the call during a speech at the Jesuit-run theology university in Naples, Italy.
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Notre Dame celebrates first Mass since devastating fire
Only about 30 people were allowed inside and were required to wear hard-hats as the cathedral remains in a ‘fragile’ state.
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Church loses battle in Christian Science trust case in N.H.
The state’s highest court rules that a Christian Science church in Australia cannot sue trusts created following the 1910 death of Christian Science movement founder Mary Baker Eddy.
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Vatican investigator of child sex abuse meets Polish bishops
Archbishop Charles Scicluna shares his experience in tracking crimes after the Polish church admitted knowing about hundreds of cases inn which priests abused minors.