Athens goes wet; leaders say apathy a factor in the vote
September 18, 2003
Athens residents voted 3,727 to 3,496 Sept. 9 to allow alcohol sales within city limits, even though the city sits inside Limestone County — one
Thieves rob 20 churches in north Wales
September 18, 2003
LONDON — Thieves have carried out a series of robberies in north Wales against churches and chapels during July and August. Authorities in Denbighshire and
Boston Archdiocese settles for $85 million
September 18, 2003
BOSTON — The Archdiocese of Boston agreed to an $85 million settlement with 552 victims of clergy sex abuse, the largest settlement in the history
Russian church says gay marriage not recognized
September 18, 2003
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Officials in the Russian Orthodox Church say an illicit wedding ceremony for two men is blasphemous and will not be recognized
Sexual relationships not rare for some priests
September 18, 2003
LONDON — The international conference of Roman Catholic priests’ conferences in the English-speaking world has been told one in 20 Swiss priests is or has
Bush cuts funds of pro-abortion groups
September 18, 2003
CRAWFORD, Texas — In what pro-lifers are calling a victory for the unborn, President Bush ordered the State Department Aug. 29 to withhold U.S. family
Hopes of peace marred in Poso, Indonesia
September 18, 2003
Several violent incidents reported in July in the Poso region of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, have again marred hopes of peace. On July 10, a Torajan
Christians in Nepal suffer attacks, arrests
September 18, 2003
DUBLIN — Christians belonging to a small house church in northern Nepal were attacked by Buddhist and Hindu villagers on July 26, resulting in hospitalization
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