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Church of England Unfair to Dead Bishop, Abuse Inquiry Finds

2017-12-15T16:02:56+0000

A report said church investigators had “rushed to justice” in the case of Bishop George Bell, accused decades after his death of abusing a young girl.


1,000 AT CARRILLO RITES; Acting Colleagues at Funeral in Santa Monica Church

1961-09-15T05:00:00+0000


The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church dies after presiding over a packed funeral.

2020-11-20T11:37:56+0000

The leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died of the coronavirus on Friday, according to the church, three weeks after he attended a packed funeral for a senior bishop who had died after contracting the virus.


Church That Hosted Emmett Till’s Funeral Is Designated ‘Endangered’

2020-09-26T11:00:09+0000

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago, where thousands paid their respects to the murdered teenager in 1955, was placed on a new list of endangered historic places in the United States.


Deborah Henson, Church Member With Generous Spirit, Dies at 56

2020-08-14T19:18:13+0000

In Ocala, Fla., she counseled couples, donated clothing and aided women who suffered from domestic violence. She died of the coronavirus.


Rev. Vickey Gibbs, Activist in a Progressive Church, Dies at 57

2020-07-15T21:56:36+0000

Ms. Gibbs used her pulpit in Houston to treat broken parishioners in a broken social world. She died of the coronavirus.


Thomas Blanton, Who Bombed a Birmingham Church, Dies at 82

2020-06-26T21:40:24+0000

He was the last survivor of three Klansmen who were convicted, years later, in the killing four black girls in 1963, a case that was a turning point in the civil rights struggle.


Julio Guzman, Salvadoran Refugee Who Started a Church, Dies at 64

2020-06-09T22:57:15+0000

Mr. Guzman proclaimed his faith in God even as he lay dying of Covid-19 in the hospital. He started his church in New Jersey 30 years ago.


Pastor Who Defied Social Distancing Dies After Contracting Covid-19, Church Says

2020-04-14T05:21:56+0000

The death of Gerald O. Glenn, the bishop of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Va., was announced during Easter services.


Armed Man Dies After Shooting at Catholic Church in California, Authorities Say

2020-03-02T05:34:16+0000

The man entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Santa Ana on Sunday afternoon before Mass, the police said. The authorities do not know if the man was killed by the police, or if he fatally shot himself.



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Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:44:31 +0000

She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.

Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:01 +0000

His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.

Michael Parenti, Unapologetic Marxist Theorist and Author, Dies at 92

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:09:16 +0000

A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.

John Forté, Who Forged a Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:35:34 +0000

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After his sentence was commuted, he clawed his way back.

Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:40:08 +0000

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:45:27 +0000

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.



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