13 Catholic Parishes to Close in Northern California
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland Bishop Michael Barber listens to a presentation at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual meeting in Baltimore, on Nov. 12, 2013. AP...
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Cooperative Program giving tops $192 million, exceeds budget projections for the year | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – SBC Executive Committee president Ronnie Floyd announced Wednesday (Oct. 6) that giving through the National Cooperative Program Budget Allocation topped $192.2 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year. In doing so, budget estimates for the year were exceeded by nearly $5.4 million.
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Bombshell French report spotlights church abuse
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Southern Baptist Executive Committee Votes in 3rd Meeting to Waive Privilege for Abuse Probe
A top committee of the Southern Baptist Convention agreed Tuesday (Oct. 5) to open up legally protected records to investigators who will look into how it handled, or mishandled, cases of sexual abuse within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination over the past two decades.
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France: At least 330,000 children abused in Catholic Church in last 70 years – report
A damning report says at least 330,000 children were abused while in the care of France's Catholic Church in the last 70 years.
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EC approves Guidepost contract, agrees to waive privilege | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted for the waiving of attorney client privilege within the scope of an independent third-party investigation of the EC concerning the handling of sexual abuse claims. The Sexual Abuse Task Force, assembled by SBC President Ed Litton, was mandated…
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SBC DIGEST: ERLC donates ultrasound machine in Alabama; Arrest made in FBC Montgomery arson case | Baptist Press
ERLC helps dedicate ultrasound machine for Andalusia, Ala., center By Staff ANDALUSIA, Ala. (BP) – The Sav-A-Life Family Hope Center in Andalusia, Ala., held a dedication ceremony Sunday (Oct. 3) for an ultrasound machine donated by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. The ERLC gave the machine to…
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Todd Fisher elected executive director-treasurer for Oklahoma Baptists | Baptist Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) – Todd Fisher was approved to serve as Oklahoma Baptists’ executive director-treasurer with a unanimous vote by state convention board members during a special-called business meeting Tuesday (Oct. 5).
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Church daycare worker charged with child abuse | Baptist Press
AIKEN, S.C. (BP) – A South Carolina woman has been charged with child abuse after an incident at Town Creek Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist congregation.
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Pope, Archbishop lead calls for climate action
Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other religious leaders came together at the Vatican on Monday for a climate-focused meeting ahead of the UN's COP26 summit in Glasgow next month.
