Religious Issues
BEIJING - Five members of an unregistered Chinese Protestant congregation have been sentenced to two years in a labor camp following a police raid on their church, a monitoring group said Wednesday.
HARTFORD, Conn. - Newly released documents in lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., show that then-Bishop Edward Egan was combative with lawyers for victims of alleged abuse by priests - and thought it "marvelous" so few priests had been accused of abuse.
WATERBURY, Conn. - The Roman Catholic diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., is expected to release thousands of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits.
DUBLIN - The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland faced another day of recriminations Thursday as the government prepared to publish an investigation into why child abuse by Dublin priests went unchecked for decades.
SAN FRANCISCO - The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago.
More News
- Abuse suits target Mormons, Boy Scouts
- Evangelist sentenced to 175 years for sex crimes
- Victims set to testify at evangelist's sentencing
- Will followers still obey evangelist from prison?
- Conn. judge: Release church abuse papers by Dec. 1
- Cult member withdraws guilty plea in child's death
- Prosecutor: Polygamist sect man assaulted teen
- Belleville, Ill., diocese pays $1.2M in abuse case
- Hearing scheduled in Del. diocese bankruptcy
- Court won't block release of sex abuse papers
- Polanski would face tougher prosecution today
- Ex-Penn prof gets 25 years for child porn, lies
- Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins dies
- Official: 2 men settle suits alleging priest abuse
- Convicted ex-priest challenges repressed memories
