Anthony Bevilacqua

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies at 88; archbishop of Philadelphia

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, who was accused by local prosecutors during his 15-year tenure as head of the Philadelphia archdiocese of ignoring sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests, has died. He was 88. The Roman Catholic archdiocese...

Philadelphia monsignor gets 3 to 6 years in child sex-abuse case

2012-07-24 09:50:00

The highest-ranking Catholic Church cleric charged and convicted in the landmark Philadelphia child sexual abuse trial was sentenced to three to six years in prison Tuesday. Monsignor William Lynn, 61, was found guilty in June of one count of child...

High-Ranking Priest Found Guilty On One Count In Child Sex Abuse Case

2012-06-22 12:49:00

Monsignor William Lynn, the highest-ranking cleric accused of imperiling children by helping cover up sexual abuse, was found guilty Friday of one count of child endangerment. He was found not guilty on a second count of endangerment and a conspiracy...

Partial Verdict Reached in Philly Priest Abuse Trial

2012-06-22 10:58:00

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. -- Jurors in Philadelphia on Friday reached a partial verdict in the landmark trial of Monsignor William Lynn, the highest-ranking cleric accused of endangering children by helping cover up sexual abuse, according to a source with...

News briefs from U.S., around the world

2012-03-27 04:00:00

Day 2 of Supreme Court health care debate: Can the government make Americans carry insurance? WASHINGTON (AP)— Can the government make Americans carry health insurance? The Supreme Court takes up the constitutional question at the heart of...

Penn State, historic flooding topped Pa.'s news in 2011

2011-12-29 19:57:00

Though historic flooding, power outages and a nationwide protest movement made numerous headlines in 2011, two words sum up the biggest story of the year: Penn State. The child molestation allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry...

Blogger Rocco Palmo uncovers Vatican secrets — all from his basement in Philly

2011-09-03 12:33:00

A 28-year-old guy living in his parents' basement in South Philadelphia just might be one of the foremost experts on the Archdiocese of Baltimore, if not the whole American Catholic Church. Rocco Palmo facetiously calls himself "The Church Whisperer,"...

Pa. man: 'Callous' church let 3 pedophiles rape me

2011-07-27 13:56:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man at the heart of an unprecedented criminal case against the Philadelphia archdiocese says the church let two priests and a teacher rape him. The 23-year-old man accuses the Roman Catholic church of "callous...

21 Priests Named in Sex Report are Suspended

2011-03-08 00:51:00

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Philadelphia archdiocese has suspended 21 priests who were named in a long-awaited grand jury report into sex abuse by the clergy. The Archdiocese, the sixth largest in the United States with 1.5 million Catholics, is under fire...

5 TIPS to help you avoid arthritis

2011-05-27 13:07:00

The following tips were submitted by Alyssa Kuhn, a Sentara Healthcare physical therapist. Whether brought on by genes or jumping, you can take 5 steps to reduce your risks of arthritis symptoms. The two most common forms of arthritis are...

Bush touts faith-based aid to poor

2001-05-21 07:02:00

Invoking the words and works of President Lyndon Johnson and Mother Teresa, President Bush on Sunday answered critics of his so-called faith-based initiative by declaring that churches and charitable organizations represent the third stage in the...

Bishops apologize for handling of priests' sexual abuse cases

2002-06-17 00:00:00

NEW YORK - The Roman Catholic church needs to pick up the pieces, Cardinal Edward Egan told parishioners yesterday as bishops returned to their pulpits after passing a new mandate on dealing with pedophile priests. Egan and other church leaders...

waves to the crowd as he makes his way to the installation ceremony for Bishop Joseph Martino at the St.

2012-05-15 02:59:21

Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick of the Archdiocese of Washington D.C., United States Catholic Bishops' Conference President Wilton Gregory of Belleville, Ill.

2002-04-23 05:05:03

A man on the convention floor stands amid a sea of balloons as Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, second from left, delivers the benediction at the close of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia on Aug. 3.

2000-08-03 21:44:00