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6 men settle abuse lawsuit against Chicago Jesuits

Internal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children around the globe.
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US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba

Cuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report.
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What is Hinduism?

Hinduism is the third-largest organized religion in the world, with almost a billion followers. Most Hindus live in India, and there is a growing population in the United States. Because Hindu temples do not require membership, there is no official count.
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Billy Graham isn't finished preaching yet

He'll be 95 in November, but Billy Graham still isn't finished preaching.
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Scammers bedevil religious leaders with fake Facebook pages

Search for the Rev. Adam Hamilton on Facebook and you'll likely get two seemingly identical pages to choose from.
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15,000 hear Dalai Lama speak in Louisville

Exiled Tibetan leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner the Dalai Lama came to Louisville on Sunday for the first time since 1994, bringing his distinctive message of compassion not just for all humans but for other species.
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A posthumous fall from grace

By the time the letter arrived, the grass on Benjamin Hawkes' grave had grown thick. Historians had chronicled how he transformed the Los Angeles archdiocese into a billion-dollar institution. His portrait had been etched into a metal plaque and bolted to the wall of a sprawling church on Wilshire...
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Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a support group for clergy sex-abuse victims, is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended over sex abuse allegations. The priest is living in McCreary County.
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Iconographer paints images to inspire faithful

COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A plain white wall rose above the altar in the sanctuary at St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church.
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RCTalk: Amy Grant's new album features a sound that has improved with age

Amy Grant's Free paints a familiar picture. She sings about recently being handed an old photograph of herself after a show and seeing a girl, "with wind in her hair, sun in her smile, hardly a care, and no sense of style." Those of us who started listening to contemporary Christian music in the...