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Kurdish leader allegedly met plotters
ANKARA, Turkey, July 15 (UPI) -- A general once in charge of security at Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan's prison reportedly is among those suspected of being in a Turkish terrorist group.
Pope issues apology to clergy victims
SYDNEY, July 12 (UPI) -- The Catholic Church is sorry for the sexual abuse endured by individuals in Australia at the hands of Catholic priests, Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday.
Obama promotes large-scale volunteerism
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama urged his audience "to do your part" and volunteer for national service, pledging to expand opportunities for those who heed his call.
Vatican defends reputation of ex-banker
VATICAN CITY, June 24 (UPI) -- The Vatican says claims that the former head of the Vatican bank was involved in kidnapping a teenage girl in 1985 are "infamous."
Book: N.Y. bishop Moore had gay lovers
NEW YORK, June 22 (UPI) -- The late New York Episcopal Bishop Paul Moore Jr. had clandestine relationships with other men despite being married with children, a new book alleges.
Book details hidden Michelangelo code
VATICAN CITY, June 21 (UPI) -- A secret code created by Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo is hidden among the Sistine Chapel's frescoes, a new book contends.
S.C. 'I Believe' tag challenged in court
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 20 (UPI) -- Four South Carolina clergy members and a Hindu organization have sued the state, challenging the constitutionality of the state's "I Believe" license plate.
Singer Charlotte Church pregnant
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (UPI) -- Welsh singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church, the mother of a 9-month-old daughter, announced on her Web site that she is pregnant with her second child.
'Mary of Nazareth' musical set to debut
VATICAN CITY, June 10 (UPI) -- "Mary of Nazareth," a new stage musical about the mother of Jesus Christ, is to premiere later this month, the Vatican said Tuesday.
Canada formally apologizes to Indians
OTTAWA, June 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has prepared a formal apology to Indians for the century-old removal of children from families into residential school programs.
Publishing industry warms to Benedict
VATICAN CITY, June 7 (UPI) -- The success of the first volume of Pope Benedict XVI's life of Christ in Italy has a religious publisher eyeing the pontiff's backlist.
Obama resigns from Trinity church
CHICAGO, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama says his decision to resign his membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago came with "some sadness."
Bush, Mormon church leader Monson meet
SALT LAKE CITY, May 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush visited Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thursday before leaving Utah.
Calif. court ponders gay fertility service
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29 (UPI) -- California Supreme Court justices questioned the propriety of allowing doctors to refuse fertility treatments for homosexuals during a hearing on the issue.
Obama seeks to reassure Jewish voters
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama told a Jewish audience in Florida Thursday he would maintain good relations between the United States and Israel.
McCain sought support of anti-Islam pastor
NEW YORK, May 22 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the probable GOP presidential nominee, sought the support of an evangelical minister with strong anti-Islam views, ABC reports.
God lacks gender in new prayer book
LONDON, May 19 (UPI) -- A new prayer book for Reform Judaism introduced Monday in Britain marks the first time gender-neutral language is being used to refer to God, researchers said
Prestonwood Baptist Pastor: Church Appalled, Disgraced By Minister's Sex Sting Arrest
May 18--PLANO -- A Prestonwood Baptist Church minister arrested for soliciting a minor online has resigned from the church, Pastor Jack Graham told his congregation Saturday evening.
Coach fighting for prayer loses again
PHILADELPHIA, May 16 (UPI) -- A New Jersey high school football coach has lost another round in his fight to be allowed to lead his team in prayer.
Pastor Hagee apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks
WASHINGTON - John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."
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