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Irish Catholic priest caught snorting cocaine on camera
By Rosie Scammell — March 1, 2016
(RNS) The priest reportedly admitted to The Irish Sun that he took cocaine, stating he does not have a problem with drugs.
Video: Priest suspended for using hoverboard during Mass
By David Gibson — December 29, 2015
(RNS) Hoverboards are dangerous for kids but apparently they're also perilous for Catholic priests who get it into their heads that it might be a good idea to use one during Christmas Eve Mass.
Defrocked gay Vatican official says he has no regrets
By Rosie Scammell — November 12, 2015
ROME (RNS) Krzysztof Charamsa came out as gay following a long career as a priest that included 12 years as an official in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s doctrinal enforcement body.
Vatican boots openly gay priest from Holy See post
By Reuters — October 3, 2015
The Vatican Charasma's reflections on his personal life "merit respect" but his planned demonstration days before the Synod on the Family is set to begin was "grave and irresponsible."
When is a priest not a priest? When he’s molesting a child, diocese says in defense of lawsuit
By Mark Mueller — June 4, 2014
(RNS) A lawyer for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton told justices that the Rev. Terence McAlinden was not "on duty" -- or serving in his capacity as a priest -- when he allegedly molested Chris Naples on trips to Delaware.
Vatican expels Newark priest Michael Fugee from priesthood
By Mark Mueller — March 18, 2014
(RNS) Michael Fugee, 53, who attended youth retreats and heard confessions from minors despite signing a court-sanctioned decree forbidding such activities, is no longer a priest.
Painting bought by a British priest is found to be a Van Dyck masterpiece
By Trevor Grundy — December 31, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) He bought it a dozen years ago at a local antiques shop to help brighten up a Derbyshire retreat home run by his church.
Zanzibar acid attack tied to growing religious tensions
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 17, 2013
(RNS) Tensions between Zanzibar’s majority Muslim population and its minority Christian residents have intensified in recent years.
Five questions for transgender chaplain Cameron Partridge
By Lauren Markoe — July 19, 2013
(RNS) Episcopal chaplain Rev. Cameron Partridge talks about his journey from being a woman to a man, the limits of transgender "before-and-after" stories and why Harvard Divinity School and Anglicanism feel like home.
Chaplains hear call to serve God while serving country
By Tracy Gordon — February 6, 2012
(RNS) More than 3,000 chaplains serve across the armed forces. And more than a few of them find their religious calling not in seminary but while on active military duty. By Debra Rubin.
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