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Posted on September 29, 2016November 9, 2026

Court files reveal new details behind St. Paul Archdiocese troubles

Documents give more insight into investigation of former Archbishop John Nienstedt and ex-priest Curtis Wehmeyer.

By Jean Hopfensperger

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Former Minneapolis-St. Paul Archbishop John Nienstedt, shown in 2015, drew concern over his interactions with seminarians during his time in St. Paul,

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Posted on September 29, 2016November 9, 2026

Kicking the habit: two former nuns married in civil ceremony in Italy

Federica and Isabel fell in love while working at rehab center for drug addicts and renounced being nuns but say they have not lost their faith

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner

 Italy earlier this year legalized civil unions, angering the Vatican.
Italy earlier this year legalized civil unions, angering the Vatican.

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Posted on September 27, 2016November 9, 2026

Is the Rise of “Nones” Actually the Decline of Catholics?

By Patricia Miller

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The Public Religion Research Institute is out with another fascinating report on one of the most significant religious trends of our time: the dramatic rise in disaffiliation, or, as some call them, the “nones.”

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Posted on September 22, 2016November 9, 2026

Supporters rally in Hoboken for gay priest suspended by archbishop

By Steve Strunsky

Clergy, parishioners, public officials and LGBTU rights advocates rallied in Hoboken Wednesday night in support of a gay Catholic priest, the Rev. Warren Hall, suspended by Archbishop John J. Myers on a charge of disobedience after speaking out in support of a Paramus Catholic High School faculty member fired for being in a same-sex marriage.
Clergy, parishioners, public officials and LGBTU rights advocates rallied in Hoboken Wednesday night in support of a gay Catholic priest, the Rev. Warren Hall, suspended by Archbishop John J. Myers on a charge of disobedience after speaking
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Posted on September 22, 2016November 9, 2026

Chicago priest charged with possession of child porn

Bond was set at $50,000 for a Chicago priest charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography.

Father Octavio Munoz, 40, was extradited from Maryland, where he had been relocated by the archdiocese, said prosecutors.

Munoz previously served

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Posted on September 22, 2016November 9, 2026

Theologian shares thoughts on sexual morality

By WBTV Web Staff

From Catawba College:  “As churches we’ve worked ourselves into a position where we just don’t have much to say about sex,” Dr. Mark Achtemeier shared as he addressed a group of community members, faculty, staff and

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Posted on September 22, 2016November 9, 2026

First openly gay bishop elected by Anglican Church in Toronto

By James Macintyre

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The Anglican Church in Canada has elected an openly gay bishop, the first in the diocese of Toronto.

The diocese said the Rev. Canon Kevin Robertson was “the first openly gay, partnered bishop-elect in

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Posted on September 22, 2016November 9, 2026

Gay Marriage Sparks Catholic Church to Fire Music Director

By Kate Nagle

The former Music Director at the Church of St. Mary in Providence is speaking out, after being fired on Monday because he said “of the person I love”  — his male partner, whom he married in 2015.

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Posted on September 18, 2016November 9, 2026

Should St. Ann parishioners have been told their pastor was being investigated over child porn?

by Matt Assad

Bishop John O. Barres attends Saturday Mass St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Emmaus after the church’s pastor John Stephen Mraz was arrested on child pornography charges.

Within hours of getting a report in August that images of

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Posted on September 17, 2016November 9, 2026

Church of Ireland ‘turning blind eye’ to clergy flouting gay rules

People gathered at the Central Count Centre in Dublin Castle in 2015 for the historic announcement of the gay marriage referendum.

A Church of Ireland cleric has slammed his own denomination for allegedly teaching traditional marriage in public but privately

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