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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Alleged Los Angeles clergy sex abuse victims seek Catholic religious order files in fight over records

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Southern Baptist Convention is making a multi-million dollar push to plant more churches in New England, a region skeptical of the South and increasingly indifferent to religion.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak and poor at official start of papacy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Catholic church has chosen a new pope -- Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Bergoglio will go by the name Pope Francis

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  More black smoke points to divisions among cardinals over who should be next pope

Monday, March 04, 2013  Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal, resignation and problems of church

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Benedict XVI promises 'unconditional obedience' to successor in final meeting with cardinals

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

Monday, March 07, 2011  AP exclusive: Priests accused of sexual abuse live unmonitored in communities across California and throughout other states.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Former first lady Jenny Sanford is adding a new title -- queen of the Mardi Gras ball.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Racy calendar featuring nearly nude Spanish Catholic youth group members angers church leaders.

Monday, August 17, 2009  US Catholic sisters targeted in Vatican-ordered investigation want specifics about inquiry

Sunday, April 12, 2009  In spite of a recent health scare, Cardinal Edward Egan has vowed to celebrate his final Easter Mass as the archbishop of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Friday, November 14, 2008  The state's Roman Catholic Diocese says a South Carolina priest should not have told parishioners who voted for President-elect Barack Obama to refrain from taking Holy Communion because of his stance on abortion.

Friday, October 31, 2008  A Texas television station investigated the worship of a Mexican cultural icon known as "La Santa Muerte" or "Holy Death".