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Priest

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Pope Leo affirms celibacy for priests, demands action on sex abuse

  • Jun 25, 2025

Augustinian friars react to selection of 'Brother Bob' as pope

  • May 9, 2025

Man accused of posing as priest, burglarizing churches nationwide

  • Jul 19, 2024

Queens church burglary suspect appears to be prolific fake priest

  • Mar 6, 2024

CA Archdiocese likely to file bankruptcy after sexual abuse lawsuits

  • Aug 6, 2023

1st U.S. priest to die of COVID-19 remembered in Brooklyn

  • Mar 28, 2021

74-year-old deacon punched in face inside subway station

  • Jan 6, 2021

NYC church parishioners urged to quarantine after monsignor tests positive

  • Sep 10, 2020

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Man accused of posing as priest, burglarizing churches nationwide

  • Jul 19, 2024
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Police say man who stole from church may be serial priest impersonator

  • Mar 6, 2024
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Queens church burglary suspect appears to be prolific fake priest

  • Mar 6, 2024
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Priests, staff member test positive at 2 NY churches

  • Sep 5, 2020
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Priests, staff member test positive at 2 NY churches

  • Sep 4, 2020
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COVID News: Priest, church staff member test positive

  • Sep 4, 2020
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Boy with autism kicked out of church during sister's baptism

  • Aug 10, 2020
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Priest accused of sexting with teenage boy

  • Jul 30, 2020

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Coronavirus News: Parishioners at 2 NY churches advised to quarantine after priests, staff member test positive

Parishioners at two New York churches, one in Westchester County and one on Long Island, are being advised to self-quarantine after priests and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

  • Sep 5, 2020

7-year-old boy with autism kicked out of church during sister's baptism in New Jersey

A 7-year-old boy was forced to leave a church in New Jersey on Saturday because he was playing with a ball during his sister's baptism.

  • Aug 10, 2020

NYC pastor was sexting with teenage boy, FBI says

A Queens pastor is under arrest and facing a charge of receiving and distributing child pornography.

  • Jul 30, 2020
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Michigan priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus

The photos have inspired memes online. One shows the 70-year-old priest amid the fires of hell directing the squirt gun at devil-like figures.

  • May 17, 2020
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Coronavirus News: Queens priest holding funerals for congregation inside their private homes

The Rev. Fabian Arias, a Catholic priest from Buenos Aires, is the pastor of Iglesia de Sion, a congregation with a mission relationship alongside Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan, and has performed funeral services 14 times in the last two months. Saturday's service for López was the first he's been able to perform in a private residence.

  • May 10, 2020