And by the way, the money is in the bank,” Gerami proclaimed in front of the $237 million novelty check. It wasn’t, the ...

But church leaders discussed Smyth’s “Christian usefulness” and the need for secrecy. They said keeping it private would be better for everyone, including the victims and their families ...

resigned Tuesday after a review found that he and other senior church leaders had covered up the "prolific and abhorrent" abuse of over 100 boys and young men in the United Kingdom and other ...

Catholic leaders from across Europe are in Rome this week to discuss how the Church can best protect children from sexual abuse and how to help those who have already been hurt by it. The Vatican ...

Kaberamaido County MP, Alfred Edakasi Elalu-Olale, has tasked church leaders in Kaberamaido district with supporting government programmes aimed at lifting the faithful out of poverty. He said ...

Add Falls Church to the list of Northern Virginia localities ... Among the areas of concern among local leaders: transportation and transit funding. Whether those impacts will arrive in time ...

The inquiry's recommendations included seeking apologies from state and church leaders, among them Pope Francis. It also endorsed creating offices to prosecute abusers and enact redress ...

BELL, Calif. (KABC) -- Interfaith leaders from across Southern California are rallying behind a Lutheran church in the city of Bell that's offering housing to asylum seekers. From the outside ...

WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Police Department is hosting a series of law enforcement training events at Prairie Heights Church in the next two weeks. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p ...

Re “What to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims” (Oct. 17): So the Los Angeles diocese of the Catholic Church has spent a total of over $1.5 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — After a priest was stabbed in downtown St. Augustine Wednesday, leaders from his church say the tragedy is overshadowed by a miracle because the priest is expected to survive.