In Boston, preservations are concerned Preservation groups, who have had an often unhappy history with Catholic church leaders in Boston, have begun quietly meeting with church officials and with government agencies in an effort to prevent the destruction of church buildings that they say have come to define many neighborhoods, and that in some cases…

Victims and victims’ advocates gather to discuss the Jehovah’s Witness church and abuse Bowen contends that the Witnesses organization is a “pedophile paradise” because of the strong authority exercised by local elders and their overseers and the unusual way in which cases are handled. As members of the faith understand biblical teaching, an accusation of…

A profile of the DA who is prosecuting the Dupre case If a grand jury indicts him, Dupre would become the first bishop charged in the sex scandal that engulfed the Roman Catholic Church two years ago. Dupre retired a day before the allegations surfaced and has not made any public statements since. Bennett’s push…

Passed away today. From a reader: Bishop Kenneth Untener, aged 66, died today. He was diagnosed with leukemia in January of this year. He had been the bishop of Saginaw, my home diocese, since 1980. While I cannot say that I was overly fond of him, de mortuis nihil nisi bonum, so I would just…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners