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In this photo made from video, Australian church abuse victim Paul Bradshaw, 74, speaks during a press conference outside a courthouse in Perth, Australia. Bradshaw, living with terminal cancer, says he can die happy after reaching a 1 million Australian dollar ($727,000) landmark settlement against a Catholic religious order for sexual abuse he suffered in Australia more than 50 years ago. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
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Australian Sex Abuse Victim Reaches Landmark Settlement With Catholic Church
74-year-old Paul Bradshaw, once called a liar for his claims, says he can now die happy.
David Zubik, bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and lead plaintiff in the Zubik v. Burwell case, left, and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, arrive at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, a consolidated case brought by religious groups challenging a process for opting out of the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Bishop Admits A Few Priests Named In Sexual Abuse Report Are Still In Ministry
Pittsburgh's Bishop David Zubik said the diocese didn't find allegations against these few priests to be credible.
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Franklin Graham Prays For Oregon Governor To Be Christian, But She's Fine Just Being Spiritual
By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
Gov. Kate Brown told reporters she practices yoga and meditation, and believes in treating others with respect.
(2018-05-14 Royal Oak, MI) Police barrier on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Hudson Ave and McLean Ave in Royal Oak just after 3:13am Monday May 14th 2018.
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Chinese Christian Missionary Fatally Shot In Missouri, Police Say
Xindong Hao was in town with his family to visit Kansas City's International House of Prayer.
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Pennsylvania Catholic Bishop Publishes List Of 71 Alleged Sex Abusers
By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press
The Harrisburg diocese apologized for failing to respond properly to abuse allegations against priests and other church leaders.
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RELIGION
American Nuns Decry Sexual Abuse Of Religious Sisters By Priests
By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
The largest association of American Catholic nuns says the church should hold abusers accountable.
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OPINION
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
By Brandi Miller, Columnist
It’s time all of us under the umbrella of Christianity do what we can to change our public perception.
Neil Gorsuch (R) shakes US President Donald Trump's hand after taking the judicial oath during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Supreme Court Says Religious Bias Only Matters If The Targets Are Christian
By Sirine Shebaya and Johnathan Smith, Guest Writers
Two of the court's biggest rulings this term combine to send a chilling message.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at a National Sheriffs' Association opioid roundtable in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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POLITICS
Jeff Sessions Says It's 'Painful' Hearing Christians Condemn His Family Separation Policy
By Jennifer Bendery
"I have critics from a lot of different areas," says the attorney general. You don't say!
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OPINION
White Evangelicals Are The Most Fragile Of All White People
By Brandi Miller, Columnist
For some Christians, challenges to racial understanding feel like challenges to faith.
VIDEOS
These Converts Get Candid on Finding Their Religions
Two converts offer their perspectives on their spiritual upbringing and how it empowered them to embrace a new faith. They speak openly about how they found their new religions and what their decisions meant for their families. (Supported by Netflix)
A nun cleans the main altar as the Pope's empty white chair is seen in the background before the start of the first mass of German Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican April 24, 2005. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/JJ
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WOMEN
Vatican Magazine Urges Church To Stop Using Nuns As Cheap Labor
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
The article claims that nuns with PhDs are sometimes ordered to do domestic work or other chores.
Pallbearers carry the casket of the late U.S. evangelist Billy Graham during Graham's funeral service at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Keane
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RELIGION
Billy Graham Laid To Rest At Funeral Attended By Trump, Prominent Evangelicals
By Jeff Mason, Greg Lacour, Reuters
Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and hundreds of others attended the service.
TOPSHOT - Two Christian women pray by the closed door of the main entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on February 26, 2018 after Christian leaders took the rare step of closing the church, seen as the holiest site in Christianity, the previous day at noon. Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built at the site where Christians believe Jesus was buried, remained closed today in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Christian Leaders Shutter Jerusalem Holy Site To Protest Israeli Tax, Land Policies
By Ori Lewis, Reuters
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus is believed to have been crucified, is temporarily closed.
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican February 4, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Francis Renews Lapsed Clergy Sex Abuse Commission
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
After an abuse scandal in Chile, the pope is facing one of the greatest image crises of his papacy.
Pope Francis leads his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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RELIGION
Pope Sends Vatican Investigator To Meet Controversial Chilean Bishop's Accusers
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
Francis had previously called the accusations against Bishop Juan Barros "slander."
Pope Francis leads a mass at St Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore), on January 28, 2018 in Rome. / AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pope Francis Urges European Countries To Do More To Combat Anti-Semitism
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
“Indifference is a virus," the pope said.
Pope Francis gives an open-air mass at O'Higgins Park in Santiago on January 16, 2018. The pope landed in Santiago late Monday on his first visit to Chile since becoming pope, and his sixth to Latin America - a trip that will also take him to Peru. / AFP PHOTO / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNE (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Pleads For Forgiveness In Chile For Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
By Philip Pullella, Dave Sherwood, Reuters
Francis' trip to Chile has already been marred by protests against how the church has handled child abuse allegations.
TOPSHOT - A Pakistani investigator collect evidence a day after a suicide attack in the Methodist Church in Quetta on December 18, 2017. A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistan church claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people and wounded 30 during a service on December 17, just over a week before Christmas. / AFP PHOTO / BANARAS KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Suicide Attack At Methodist Church In Pakistan Kills Nine, Wounds Dozens
By Gul Yousafzai, Asif Shahzad 4 MIN READ, Reuters
The attack in Quetta, Pakistan, happened during a worship service.
Pope Francis waves to well-wishers as he is driven through the streets of downtown Yangon on November 27, 2017. Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar on November 27 where he was set to meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing, the man accused of overseeing a brutal campaign to drive out the country's Rohingya Muslim minority. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Francis Arrives In Myanmar To Navigate Diplomatic Minefield
By Philip Pullella, Yimou Lee, Reuters
The pope met with a military commander accused of overseeing a brutal campaign against the country's Rohingya Muslims.
HUFFPOST VIDEO
6 Times Gunmen Targeted Places Of Worship
The shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas is the latest instance of a gunman targeting a place of worship.
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: A makeshift memorial stands on a bike path in lower Manhattan on November 1, 2017 in New York City. Eight people were killed and 12 injured on October 31 when suspect 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov intentionally drove a truck onto the path. Saipov, a legal resident from Uzbekistan, came to the United States in 2010. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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RELIGION
Here's What You Need To Know About The Phrase 'Allahu Akbar'
By Carol Kuruvilla
Americans say Allahu akbar all the time.
Pope Francis (L) looks at a child as he attends a meeting with members of the Scholas Occurrentes initiative, in Palazzo San Calisto in Rome on October 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / ANDREW MEDICHINI (Photo credit should read ANDREW MEDICHINI/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Pope Francis Urges America To Care For Its Dreamers And Immigrants
By Carol Kuruvilla
“If there weren’t people who helped my father when he arrived [in Argentina] ... I would not be here today."
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QUEER VOICES
Queer Catholics In Wisconsin May Be Denied Religious Funerals To Avoid 'Public Scandal'
By Carol Kuruvilla
Newly leaked guidelines also instruct priests to ban the surviving partner from even being mentioned during the service.
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