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SPOKANE, Washington (AP) — The Spokane Catholic Diocese has agreed to pay at least $48 million (euro36.6 million) to people molested by priests as a part of a deal to emerge from bankruptcy, a federal mediator announced.Federal Bankruptcy Judge Gregg...

Four prominent Washingtonians eulogised Gerald Ford at moving memorial service at the majestic National Cathedral — President George Bush and his father, Henry Kissinger and Tom Brokaw. They said memorable things, but the deepest insights came from a...

WARSAW (Reuters) — The newly appointed Archbishop of Warsaw admitted yesterday he had worked with the communist-era secret services, upping pressure on him to resign in a row which has embarrassed the church in overwhelmingly Catholic Poland.In a sta...

CHICAGO (AP) — There are only small signs that Augustine Tolton was here.A few buildings, including a home for senior citizens, carry his name. But the Roman Catholic church where he preached his sermons to flocks of adoring parishioners on Chicago’s...

Many have heard of them: we've seen their ads on television promoting family togetherness and stability; we recognise the young men sent out in pairs with their white shirts and ties; we may have even been offered one of their scriptures at a door-to...

Four prominent Washingtonians eulogised Gerald Ford at moving memorial service at the majestic National Cathedral ? President George Bush and his father, Henry Kissinger and Tom Brokaw. They said memorable things, but the deepest insights came from a...

Many have heard of them: we've seen their ads on television promoting family togetherness and stability; we recognise the young men sent out in pairs with their white shirts and ties; we may have even been offered one of their scriptures at a door-to...

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Jerusalem is the “gateway to heaven” for three major religions, where faithful Jews, Christians and Muslims feel exceptionally close to the Eternal. Yet the holy city has also been an excellent place to get your skull cracked, ...

Why has the marriage rate fallen by 50 percent since 1970? Many couples cohabit rather than marry. The number of cohabiting couples has soared 12-fold from 430,000 in 1960 to 5.2 million in 2005. About half of those who live together, never do marry....

Why has the marriage rate fallen by 50 percent since 1970? Many couples cohabit rather than marry. The number of cohabiting couples has soared 12-fold from 430,000 in 1960 to 5.2 million in 2005. About half of those who live together, never do marry....