Ed White

Ed White is an author at Religion News Service.

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Thomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94

By Ed White — April 5, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Gumbleton became a national religious figure in the 1960s when he was urged by activist priests to oppose the U.S. role in the Vietnam War.

Judge dismisses charges tied to genital mutilation case

By Ed White — September 29, 2021
DETROIT (AP) — A judge dismissed a new batch of charges Tuesday in the government’s investigation of genital mutilation against girls in a Muslim sect, saying prosecutors in Detroit retaliated after major courtroom losses. It’s another blow for the government, which broke new ground in 2017 when it charged a Detroit-area doctor with performing genital […]

Organ experts try to get the music going again after flood

By Ed White — August 9, 2021
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — An extreme storm flooded a suburban Detroit church with more than 7 feet of water, striking the boiler, electrical system, elevator and more.
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