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Child-Abusing Former Bishop's Tell-All Shocks Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A former bishop's televised admission that he sexually abused two of his nephews caused an uproar in Belgium on Friday, with the prime minister, senior clergy and a prosecutor expressing shock at the way the ex-prelate made light of his offenses. In an interview that aired Thursday, Roger Vangheluwe,...

No Sanctuary at This Church in Haitian Storm

LEOGANE, Haiti (Nov. 8) -- The water in Haiti's seaside town of Leogane rose to the doorsteps of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But if you're local, and homeless, you needn't have bothered coming here for help. Help is for Mormons only. Hurricane Tomas swiped the western coast of Haiti late last week,...

Santa Claus Rips Catholic Church

(July 26) -- Talk about piling on -- now even Santa Claus is taking shots at the Catholic Church. An explanation, of course, is in order. It's not the jolly old elf who lives at the North Pole with toy-crafting elves and flying reindeer. No, Virginia, this is a decidedly more politicized Claus, an ordained bishop from...

4-Time Texas Lottery Winner Rich with Money, Mystery

BISHOP, Texas (June 14) -- The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are astronomical. Mathematicians say the chances are as slim as 1 in 18 septillion -- that's 18 and 24 zeros. Just as unlikely? Getting to know one of the luckiest women in the world. "She wants...

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05/29/12 Portas Pilot bid fails, but Bishop's Waltham will try... Source: Hampshire Chronicle - Winchester - Hampshire - UK A BID to attract Â£100,000 of Government cash to Bishop's Waltham has failed, but the town will try again.
05/23/12 Two Bishop's University football players suspended... Source: Globe and Mail A pair of Bishop's University football players has been suspended for two years as a result of anti-doping violations.
05/23/12 Seven more charged in Stortford drugs operation Source: Herts & Essex Observer - Bishop's Stortford - Herts - UK A FURTHER seven people have been charged as part of Operation Allied â a police clampdown on drug dealing in Bishop's Stortford.
05/22/12 Stortford party supplies shop to shut Source: Herts & Essex Observer - Bishop's Stortford - Herts - UK PARTY supplies shop Pure Party in Bishop's Stortford is to close following the demise of parent company Clinton Cards.
05/22/12 Study to assess supermarket impact Source: Rutland & Stamford Mercury The first independent study has been launched into the impact on a traditional market town, in Hampshire, of building a new supermarket.

Background on bishop

A bishop (English derivation of the New Testament Greek επίσκοπος episcopos "overseer, guardian") is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

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