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New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue
By Associated Press — December 12, 2023
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The new charge stems from the recent purchase of the shotgun authorities said he used in the shooting.
Influential Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams dies at age 86
By Associated Press — December 1, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — Adams spent a half-century as pastor of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church before retiring in 2019.
Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s music video spurs outrage for using NY Catholic church as a setting
By Associated Press — November 29, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Carpenter's use of a Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn as a backdrop for parts of a music video led to a pastor being stripped of his administrative duties after its release.
Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
By Associated Press — November 28, 2023
ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s press office said on Monday that the inflammation was causing some respiratory difficulties for Francis.
Jury acquits Catholic priest in Tennessee who was charged with sexual battery
By Associated Press — November 22, 2023
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The charges centered on allegations from February 2020 regarding Punnackal's actions toward the parishioner
A French bishop is accused of attempted rape in latest scandal to hit Catholic Church in France
By Associated Press — November 22, 2023
PARIS (AP) — The Bishops' Conference of France said the accused bishop, Georges Colomb, contests the charge and deserves the presumption of innocence.
Jewish protesters and allies stage sit-in at California federal building demanding Gaza cease-fire
By Associated Press — November 14, 2023
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jewish Voice for Peace, one of the protest organizers, posted online that dozens of people had been taken into custody by 9 p.m.
Wisconsin Senate approves amendment blocking church closures during public state of emergencies
By Associated Press — November 8, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The amendment comes in reaction to a stay-at-home order Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued in 2020 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
A prosecutor says a foreign link is possible to the dozens of Stars of David stenciled around Paris
By Associated Press — November 8, 2023
PARIS (AP) — Two couples who allegedly stenciled dozens of blue Stars of David on buildings in Paris last week are linked by a third party living abroad.
Baltimore church to end religious services after priest suspended over sexual harassment settlement
By Associated Press — November 6, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) — Church officials have said the complaints regarded “alleged sexual harassment of an adult man.”
German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism
By Associated Press — October 23, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The protest comes as antisemitic incidents have been rising in Germany following the violent escalation of the war in Gaza.
A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Police don’t have a motive
By Associated Press — October 21, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — Woll, 40, had led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue since 2022 and was a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome, following agreement with the Vatican
By Associated Press — October 19, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Vatican confirmed Thursday that the Holy See had been asked to receive the 12 priests who had been recently released
Man brings gun and knives into a Virginia church service after vague online threats, police say
By Associated Press — September 26, 2023
(AP) — In recent years, there's been a stark uptick in concerning episodes at churches, synagogues, temples and mosques.
Dutch prosecutors demand 12-year sentence for Pakistani cricketer for call to kill lawmaker Wilders
By Associated Press — August 31, 2023
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The suspect, identified by Wilders as Khalid Latif, is accused of offering a bounty of some 21,000 euros ($23,000) to anybody who killed Wilders.
