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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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The Dalai Lama brings message of compassion to Louisville

When the Dalai Lama comes to Louisville as part of his 2013 United States tour, expect the world to be listening.
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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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Voices of Faith: Does God shine a light on some more than others?

VOICES OF FAITH: DOES GOD SHINE A LIGHT ON SOME MORE THAN OTHERS?
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Hospital doctor delivers infusion of hope to Jehovah's Witness

On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City, Mo., lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith of his own.
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After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile

When Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations.
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Colombia celebrates its first Catholic saint

In her lifetime, Laura Montoya's stubborn determination to help Colombia's indigenous people brought the reproach of society, the political elite and the church, which viewed her work with suspicion and accused her of being unstable.
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Southern Baptists' name change seeks to shed historical baggage

MIAMI — After 87 years, the University Baptist Church of Coral Gables, Fla., recently shed its name for something it felt was more forward-looking — Christ Journey.
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Life-saving message on a Chapstick is church's effort to serve God, help those in need

GEORGETOWN — It's just Chapstick, but volunteers at Faith Baptist Church hope it will serve as balm for the soul.
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Paul Prather: It's possible to hold the Bible dear without taking every word as fact

During my most recent appearance on Jack Pattie's radio show, Jack asked if science and religion are compatible. I said I believe mainly they are. This led to our discussing whether the world was created in six 24-hour days or the Genesis creation account is metaphorical.
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Pope urges steps toward `full unity' with Coptic Orthodox Church

The Catholic and Coptic Orthodox churches are in a position to settle their historical rifts, Pope Francis said Friday as he welcomed his Coptic counterpart, Tawadros II.