Two stolen chalices were returned to a Queens church by a man whose son was then charged with the burglary that shocked the parish two weeks ago. Thomas Kurplewski told the Daily News his 20-year-old son Theodore confessed a few days ago to swiping the prized items – and that he and his friend wanted to give them back. "Remorse was immediately
Henry Judy, the pastor of Life Point Church in Bonita Springs, is being accused by parishioners of bilking them out of $60,000. Judy could not be reached
A Rochester man pleaded not guilty today to charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a girl in an Irondequoit synagogue and exposed himself to four
East Texas Arson Task Force Arrests Two TYLER, Texas – Today, law enforcement members of the East Texas Church Arson Task Force arrested two men
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The arrest of ten Americans in Haiti and the kidnapping charges filed against them have raised some questions about how church organizations and missionary
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As fears of the swine flu fade, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is urging parishes to reinstitute two venerated rituals, passing the communion
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LUCKNOW, India – A stampede broke out in at a temple in northern India as thousands of people jostled each other to get free clothes and utensils
HOUSTON – After more than six hours, a standoff has ended with a gunman that barricaded himself in an east Houston church. SWAT finally gained entry
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have arrested a priest from Kosovo wanted by Serbia on suspicion of embezzling state and church funds. A police statement says Simeon Vilovski was taken
The Connellsville church pastor who was attacked last week grew up in Monessen. The Rev. Joseph E. Bonafed, 48, a 1979 Monessen High School graduate, suffered a head injury when he apparently walked in
(WIBW) – A former church music director will spend 12 and a half years in federal prison for setting fire to the Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church in Leavenworth, Kan. 46-year old Carva Lee White
A Chambersburg woman accused of participating in several church burglaries in 2006 was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months to 20 years in a state prison by a Franklin County judge. Melanie R. Bilger, 43,
SAVOY TX–Copper thefts have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses around Texoma over the past few years; a local church has now become the target of copper thieves. For
HARRODSBURG A Salvisa man is in custody after he allegedly used a local church’s checking account to call phone sex numbers. Michael Graham, 23, of 144 Oregon Landing is charged with one count of
