VATICAN CITY, April 9 (UPI) -- Vatican leaders are taking steps to quell speculation about who will succeed Pope John Paul II as head of the 1.1 billion-member Roman Catholic Church.

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DETROIT, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Prosecutors issued arrest warrants Tuesday for four Roman Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing minors.

THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST The top Palestinian intelligence officer said a cease-fire in the Middle East is currently impossible because of the destruction wrought by the Israeli military, and the threat of further Israeli incursions.

DETROIT, April 11 (UPI) -- A suburban Detroit pastor was allowed to retain his position in his parish until last week despite charges he sexually molested a youth in the 1970s, the Detroi