LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The head of the Episcopal Church in Southern California has authorized the blessing of same-sex unions in the Los Angeles diocese.
BEDFORD, Texas, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas voted overwhelmingly Saturday to leave the church, becoming the fourth in the United States to make the move.
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania lawsuit pitting a former Episcopal priest against his diocese may be the first U.S. case involving church discipline, experts say.
MONROEVILLE, Pa., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Episcopal diocese of Pittsburgh voted Saturday to cut its ties with the church, affiliating with a conservative Anglican province in South America.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A tentative settlement has been reached between the Roman Catholic diocese of Kansas City, Mo., and 47 people who claim they were molested by priests.
HAMILTON, Ontario, March 21 (UPI) -- A Canadian judge has deferred ruling on property rights for three breakaway Ontario Anglican parishes, allowing them to celebrate Easter, Toronto media said.
FRESNO, Calif., March 13 (UPI) -- The Episcopal bishop of the diocese of San Joaquin in California has been expelled from the church.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, announced that a priest, who was accused by several people of sexual misconduct, has HIV.
FRESNO, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- An Episcopal diocese in California voted overwhelmingly Saturday to leave the church, becoming the first in the United States to make the drastic move.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Delegates to the Fort Worth (Texas) Episcopal Diocese's annual convention have taken a step toward severing ties with the Episcopal Church.
WHEELING, Ill., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Episcopal diocese of Chicago Saturday passed over an openly gay woman as its next bishop.
MOSCOW, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The new bishop of the Catholic diocese in European Russia, Bishop Paulo Pezzi, took office in Moscow Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- As bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States struggled to prevent schism Tuesday, one of their number defected to the Roman Catholic church.
PITTSBURGH , Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The Diocese of Pittsburgh says it has resolved 32 lawsuits dealing with allegations of abuse or injury by priests.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed Friday to pay almost $200 million Friday to 144 people who claim sexual abuse.
