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In this Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 handout photo released by Commonwealth in support of contemporary Christian art, Russian clergyman Sergei Kruglov holds his cat Shurik in an undisclosed location in Russia. A group of Christian enthusiasts has released a calendar showing an unexpected face of the Russian Orthodox Church: cat-loving priests. The Priest and Cat calendar released earlier this month by photographer Anna Galperina and editor Ksenia Luchenko shows 12 Orthodox priests at their homes posting with their cats. (Anna Galperina/Artos, Photo via AP)

Cat calendar shows unexpected side of Russian Church

By Vitnija Saldava - Associated Press

In this Aug. 2, 2002, photo, Roman Catholic Church Cardinal Bernard Law testifies in Boston's Suffolk Superior Court regarding his knowledge and handling of the child sex abuse case against the Rev. John Geoghan, and an alleged $30 million settlement from the Boston Archdiocese to be given to victims. More than a decade after the church was rocked by the clergy sex abuse scandal, “Spotlight,” a film that tells the story of how The Boston Globe exposed the scandal, is being released in theaters Nov. 6, 2015. (George Martell/Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

Catholic church leaders prep US dioceses for ‘Spotlight’

Associated Press

In a Wednesday, July 8. 2015 photo, sunlight illuminates the stained glass windows of Harvest International Full Gospel Church, created by stained glass artist Jerry A. William, on Washington Street in Petersburg, Va. For nearly four decades, churchgoers have worshipped under the bright streams of light, patterns and religious figures in stained glass handcrafted by local artist Williams. He has mostly designed windows for small rural churches across the state, and has a studio in his Halifax Street home. (Scott P. Yates/Progress-Index via AP)

Twenty percent of church-goers no longer attend church after a divorce, research says

By Matthew Brown - Deseret News

Illustration on the pedophilia rumors in Revere, Massachusetts by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANNE HENDERSHOTT: In Massachusetts old pedophilia rumors haunt Catholic officials

By Anne Hendershott

Pope Francis leaves after a morning session of the synod of bishops, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope signals change with family synod

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Illustration on FDIC targeting of the payday loan industry by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Catholic Church fighting payday loans in Texas

By Mary Rezac - Catholic News Agency