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| Aug.18 |
Vatican |
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  Pope lifts ban on 'left-wing' bishop Pope Francis has lifted a ban on the beatification of murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero
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| Jul.4 |
Argentina |
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2 convicted in Dirty War death of Argentine bishop  An Argentine court has convicted two former military officers in the death of leftist Enrique Angelelli during the country's military dictat...
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| Aug.8 |
Egypt |
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Egypt's Coptic Pope attacks' concern A bishop in Coptic Church says Pope Tawadros II has cancelled weekly public meetings due to concerns over possible attacks on his congregati...
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| Jan.4 |
London |
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Church of England drops gay bishop opposition The Church of England has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops
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| Nov.4 |
Cairo |
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Egypt's Coptic Christians pick new pope  | Coptic Christians picked Bishop Tawadros Theodorus II, a process that involved a blindfolded boy choosing one of three names in a crystal chalice | |
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| Jan.4 |
Los Angeles |
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LA bishop with secret family quits Pope Benedict has accepted the resignation of Gabino Zavala, an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles who fathered two children
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| Mar.25 |
Ireland |
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Bishop 'sorry' for abuse failings A Catholic bishop in Waterford, Ireland, apologized for his 'inadequate' response to complaints that a priest in his diocese had abused chil...
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| Mar.24 |
Ireland |
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 Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop Map of Cork Ireland| The Pope has accepted the resignation of John Magee found to have mishandled allegations of clerical sex abuse in his County Cork diocese | |
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| Feb.13 |
Alabama |
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University shooter 'killed brother' Amy Bishop, the biology professor charged with shooting dead three staff is alleged to have also killed her brother 24 years ago
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| Dec.5 |
Los Angeles |
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Episcopal Church elects second gay bishop A diocese has elected only the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican Church, an issue that has caused deep division
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| Apr.20 |
Paraguay |
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President hit with second paternity claim A second woman stepped forward to say that President Fernando Lugo fathered a child out of wedlock when he was a Roman Catholic bishop
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| Feb.24 |
Argentina |
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Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Bishop Richard Williamson who was ordered to leave Argentina because of his inflammatory comments about the Holocaust left the country
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| Feb.19 |
Argentina |
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 Argentina expels Holocaust bishop| Argentina has ordered an ultra-traditionalist British bishop who denies the Holocaust to leave the country or face expulsion | |
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| Feb.7 |
Germany |
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 Bishops: 'No room' for Holocaust denier Germany's Catholic bishops are calling for the expulsion of a former bishop Williamson, recently brought back into the church by Pope Benedict XVI
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| Feb.4 |
Vatican |
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'Holocaust bishop' told to recant The Vatican has ordered an ultra-traditionalist bishop Richard Williamson to publicly recant his views denying the Holocaust
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| Apr.20 |
Paraguay |
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Exit polls projected Lugo winning| Exit polls projected former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo winning enough votes in to end six decades of one-party rule. Fernando Lugo has a lead of about 8% over the go... | |
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| Dec.20 |
Brazil |
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Bishop gives up river fast
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| Sep.20 |
Beijing |
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Bishop gets Pope's approval
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| Sep.11 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe critic quits as archbishop Bishop Ncube has resigned as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, after an adultery scandal
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| Jan.5 |
Poland |
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Church: Bishop was communist spy
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| Dec.17 |
USA |
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Episcopal Church splits over sexuality The Falls Church and Truro Church have voted to break away because of a decision to consecrate a gay bishop
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| May.13 |
China |
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China installing another Catholic bishop China risks to increase tension with the Vatican after Zhan Silu become bishop of Mindong Diocese
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| May.6 |
USA |
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Bishop vote avoids gay clergy row| The Anglican Church has avoided a potentially damaging row after Episcopal Church chose a married man as bishop | |
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| Apr.30 |
China |
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China ignores Vatican over bishop| The state-controlled Catholic church has ignored the Vatican's wishes and consecrated Ma Yingling, a new bishop | |
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| Aug.21 |
Spain |
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Spain gets first married priest| A Roman Catholic bishop on the island of Tenerife has ordained 64-year-old David Gliwitzki as a Catholic priest | |
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| Nov.2 |
New Hampshire |
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Gay bishop consecrated| Episcopal Church consecrates openly gay bishop Rev. Gene Robinson Sunday as bishop of the New Hampshire Diocese | |
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| Aug.8 |
England |
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World summit called over gay bishop The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has called together world Anglican Church leaders for a summit
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| Aug.5 |
New Hampshire |
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Anglicans elect gay bishop First openly gay, non-celibate bishop Gene Robinson was confirmed as Bishop of New Hampshire
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| Aug.4 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Allegations halt gay bishop vote| One claim involves an alleged connection of Mr Robinson to a gay and bisexual youth website | |
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| Aug.3 |
USA |
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US Church approves gay bishop| The Anglican Church in America has voted to confirm by a comfortable margin the appointment of Mr. Robinson | |
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| Jun.13 |
Texas |
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Bishops' summit makes apology Bishop Wilton Gregory, the leader of America's Roman Catholic bishops made a frank apology to victims of predatory priests
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| Jun.2 |
Sydney |
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Bishop admits abuse money offer| After denying that he tried to cover-up sexual abuse of children by priests, George Pell admits offering victims money | |
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| May.24 |
Vatican |
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 Pope retires sex scandal bishop| John Paul II has accepted the resignation of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee | |
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| Jun.14 |
France |
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Bishop on trial over abuse case| Pierre Pican, Catholic bishop, has gone on trial for covering up the activities of a paedophile priest | |
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| Jun.8 |
Guatemala |
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4 convicted in murder of bishop| A three-judge tribunal found 3 linked to the Guatemala military and Roman Catholic priest guilty of murder | |
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
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 27 new martyrs| Armenian bishop, who was killed in 1915 in Turkey, and 26 Ukrainians proclaimed as martyrs, step towards beatification | |
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| Mar.22 |
Guatemala |
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Trial in murder of bishop| Trial begins a night after a grenade attack at a judge's house. Bishop Gerardi was bludgeoned to death in 1998 | |
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| Mar.16 |
Ecuador |
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 Bishop to remain in jail| Walter Crespo is accused of providing Colombia's left-wing guerrilla group with weapons | |
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