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Survivors Label Providence Roman Catholic Diocese List Of Credible Priest Abusers Incomplete
Members of Bishopaccountability.org and SNAP criticized the Roman Catholic Diocese of excluding the names of 75 other priests that were accused of child sex abuse in court documents. -
New Alabama Law Permits Church To Hire Its Own Police Force
A mega-church says it needs its own police for security. Critics say the law will grant state authority to church officials and is unconstitutional, violating the separation of church and state. -
Notre Dame Holds 1st Mass Since Fire Devastated The Historic Paris Cathedral
A group of around 30 people wearing hardhats gathered for Mass in the cathedral on Saturday, exactly two months after a severe fire. The service was not open to the public. -
Southern Baptists To Confront Sexual Abuse And Role Of Women In The Church
The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. faces allegations of sexual abuse by ministers and controversy over its refusal to allow women to preach in church. -
Jamaica Plain Church Stamps $20 Bills With Image Of Harriet Tubman
A Jamaica Plain church is making a statement about racial justice by stamping the face of Harriet Tubman on all $20 bills left in the church collection plate. -
Observing Ramadan At Cape Cod's Only Mosque
Families gathered at the only mosque on Cape Cod for an Iftar, a communal breaking of the day's fast, during Ramadan. -
'We Need To Evolve': Police Get Help To Improve Hate Crime Tracking
Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky. -
Denied The Opportunity As Girls, Retirees Claim A Bat Mitzvah
Jewish women who came of age before the bat mitzvah was accepted practice are now claiming that right in retirement. -
American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsized Scrutiny
Many say the storm of criticism around Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first black Muslim woman in Congress, is more about who she is than what she says. Her experience is familiar to other Muslim leaders. -
Boston's Old South Church Turns 350
The Old South Church lived up to its name, celebrating its 350th anniversary on Sunday with a celebration at the historic site in Copley Square.
