(May 12) Suspect In Taiwanese Church Shooting Indicted On Federal Hate Crime Charges | Laguna Woods, CA

The alleged gunman in a Taiwanese church shooting in California last year that killed one and injured five others now faces nearly 100 federal charges, including hate crimes.

David Chou, 69, of ...

(May 11) US Catholic Cleric Backed Out Of $1M Settlement With Sexual Abuse Victim | LA

A US Roman Catholic cleric who admitted in criminal court to sexually abusing a child before his ordination backed out of a seven-figure settlement agreement with his victim after learning he would have to regist...

(May 11) Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $30K From Congregation | Milwaukee, WI

A woman who stole around $30,000 from a church in Wisconsin pleaded guilty to theft and will serve four days in the House of Correction and pay a fine to the church she stole from.

Mary Moton, a 62-year-old r...

(May 4) Local Treasurer Spent $1K A Day On Lottery Tickets With Stolen Funds From Church Group | PA

Antoinette Hodge, the treasurer of Uniontown who was charged last year by then-Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro for allegedly stealing $106,000 in taxpayer funds while in office, is now fac...

(May 5) Ex-Delaware Bishop Named As Catholic Official Who Covered Up Clergy Sex Abuse In Baltimore 

Former Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly was one of several past high-ranking Archdiocese of Baltimore officials identified as those who helped cover up sexual abuse, according...

(May 4) Colorado Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Hate Crime For Church Arson | Loveland, CO

A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.

According to court documents and admissions during the plea hearing, Darion Ray Se...

(May 4) Lynchburg Church Leaders On Floyd Street Weigh In On Tragic Shooting Death Of 6-Year-Old | Lynchburg, VA

Church leaders on Floyd Street are weighing in on the tragic shooting death of a 6-year-old in Lynchburg.

Both Gospel Community Church College Hill and Westminster Presbyterian Church a...

(April 27) Panel Of Judges Find Ex-Pastor Guilty Of Stealing $300,000 From Church | Jefferson City, MO

 An internal probe at a Missouri Catholic church came to the conclusion Monday that a retired pastor purloined $300,000 from the Jefferson City Diocese, according to a press release.

Read the ful...

(April 27) $2.3B Awarded In Sex Abuse Lawsuit That Named Mormon Church | Riverside, CA

Attorneys say a California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather. 

The panel in Riverside County awarded damages Tuesday to a woman who says she was sexually assa...

(April 28) Kenya Arrests Second Pastor To Face Criminal Charges 'Related to Mass Killing Of His Followers'| EAST AFRICA

Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested another prominent televangelist, to face criminal charges "related to mass killing of his followers."

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki sa...

(April 26) Man Arrested For Allegedly Threating To Shoot Church-Goers During Shreveport City Council Livestream | Shreveport, LA

A Shreveport man has been arrested for reportedly threating to kill people on social media. Detectives say 32-year-old Christopher T. Short used a fake social media accou...

(April 27) Large Fire Destroys Nearly 100-Year-Old Church In North Houston | Houston, TX

A decades old church was left severely damaged after a large fire early Thursday morning in north Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

The fire was reported at 5:07 a.m. at Hunter Memorial Church...