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By Associated Press In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on US national television. The pushback was swift, turning the late Irish singer-songwriter’s protest of sex abuse in the Catholic…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press LAKE BENTON, Minn. (AP) — With traces of winter’s unusually heavy snow still lingering but a warm sun finally shining, farmers were out dawn to dusk in early May…

Rattled by repeated cases of sexual abuse over the years, the French Catholic Church will soon provide digital ID cards with scannable QR codes that will offer colour-coded background information – ranging from…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Clergy and other opponents of a bill further restricting abortion in North Carolina that's about to be vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday the measure is another effort by the Republican-controlled…

Issued on: 13/02/2023 - 19:06 Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of…

Cara Murez FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Worries that clergy will urge depressed congregants to rely on prayer and not other mental health care appear to be unfounded.A nationwide survey…

By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER - Associated Press Across America, faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their worship services this weekend. Some…

By DEEPA BHARATH - Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — On a recent Sunday morning, in the sanctuary of Saddleback Church, Lead Pastor Andy Wood opened with a shout-out to the congregation’s…

One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue’s rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe…

By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ADELLE BANKS of Religion News Service - Associated Press About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio…