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Bishop Accused Of Rape Acquitted, Women's Panel "Shocked"
With a court in Kerala on Friday acquitting a bishop in the rape case of a nun, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has said the woman should approach the high court against the judgement.
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Breaking From Tradition, Pope Elects First Woman To Senior Church Post
Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
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In A First, Pope Francis Appoints Woman In Senior Synod Post
Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis Saturday appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights.
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Video Shows Elderly Man Being Shoved Off Bus, Woman Charged In His Death
It began as a verbal altercation on a bus, police said. Witnesses told authorities Cadesha Bishop was being "argumentative" during the ride, and a 74-year-old man, on his way off the bus, told her to be nice.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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Sexual Abuse Survivor Files Lawsuit Against Indian Bishop Amalraj
A 26-year-old American woman today filed a lawsuit against an Indian Bishop for reinstating a Catholic compatriot priest accused of sexually abusing her during his posting in the US between 2004 and 2005.
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A Woman With a Brain Tumor Wanted Her Tubes Tied, But Her Catholic Hospital Said No
It was painful to hear but ultimately seemed the best course to Jessica Mann and her family. Because of a dangerous tumor in her brain, her doctor gently suggested that she take steps to make sure that she could not get pregnant again.
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Church of England Breaks Tradition, Appoints First Woman Bishop
The Church of England appointed its first ever female bishop on Wednesday, overturning centuries of tradition in a Church that has been deeply divided over the issue.
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Church of England to Name First Woman Bishop: Reports
The Church of England is to name its first ever female bishop, ending centuries of male leadership following a historic change to its rules, British media reported today.
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US contractor pleads guilty to giving Chinese woman secrets
A U.S. defense contractor in Hawaii pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he passed national defense secrets, including classified information on joint training and planning exercises with South Korea, to a Chinese woman with whom he was romantically involved, prosecutors said.
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Meet India's first woman Bishop
In a first for the Indian mainstream church, The Church of South India [CSI] is all set to consecrate Rev E Pushpa Lalitha as Bishop of its Nandyal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh on September 30.
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US contractor charged with passing nuclear secrets to Chinese woman
A defense contractor who works in intelligence at the US Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman he was dating, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday.
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Pope accepts Argentine bishop's resignation over sex scandal
The Vatican accepted the resignation on Tuesday of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a woman on a beach, in the latest of a string of sex scandals to hit the Catholic Church.
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Church of England decides to allow women bishops
After much debate and controversy,the Church of England has decided to allow women to become bishops in the next two years, but traditionalists who opposed the landmark decision say it will lead to many people leaving the church.
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Bishop Accused Of Rape Acquitted, Women's Panel "Shocked"
With a court in Kerala on Friday acquitting a bishop in the rape case of a nun, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has said the woman should approach the high court against the judgement.
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Breaking From Tradition, Pope Elects First Woman To Senior Church Post
Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
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In A First, Pope Francis Appoints Woman In Senior Synod Post
Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis Saturday appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights.
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Video Shows Elderly Man Being Shoved Off Bus, Woman Charged In His Death
It began as a verbal altercation on a bus, police said. Witnesses told authorities Cadesha Bishop was being "argumentative" during the ride, and a 74-year-old man, on his way off the bus, told her to be nice.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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Sexual Abuse Survivor Files Lawsuit Against Indian Bishop Amalraj
A 26-year-old American woman today filed a lawsuit against an Indian Bishop for reinstating a Catholic compatriot priest accused of sexually abusing her during his posting in the US between 2004 and 2005.
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A Woman With a Brain Tumor Wanted Her Tubes Tied, But Her Catholic Hospital Said No
It was painful to hear but ultimately seemed the best course to Jessica Mann and her family. Because of a dangerous tumor in her brain, her doctor gently suggested that she take steps to make sure that she could not get pregnant again.
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Church of England Breaks Tradition, Appoints First Woman Bishop
The Church of England appointed its first ever female bishop on Wednesday, overturning centuries of tradition in a Church that has been deeply divided over the issue.
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Church of England to Name First Woman Bishop: Reports
The Church of England is to name its first ever female bishop, ending centuries of male leadership following a historic change to its rules, British media reported today.
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US contractor pleads guilty to giving Chinese woman secrets
A U.S. defense contractor in Hawaii pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he passed national defense secrets, including classified information on joint training and planning exercises with South Korea, to a Chinese woman with whom he was romantically involved, prosecutors said.
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Meet India's first woman Bishop
In a first for the Indian mainstream church, The Church of South India [CSI] is all set to consecrate Rev E Pushpa Lalitha as Bishop of its Nandyal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh on September 30.
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US contractor charged with passing nuclear secrets to Chinese woman
A defense contractor who works in intelligence at the US Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman he was dating, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday.
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Pope accepts Argentine bishop's resignation over sex scandal
The Vatican accepted the resignation on Tuesday of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a woman on a beach, in the latest of a string of sex scandals to hit the Catholic Church.
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Church of England decides to allow women bishops
After much debate and controversy,the Church of England has decided to allow women to become bishops in the next two years, but traditionalists who opposed the landmark decision say it will lead to many people leaving the church.
