(May 17) Woman Sentenced After Stealing $175K From LaPlace Church, Daycare | Laplace, LA

A 68-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from a LaPlace church and its daycare was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison, according to U.S. District Attorney Duane Evans' office.

Anita...

(May 18) Woman Accused Of Attempted Kidnapping Outside Church On Mother’s Day Denied Bond | Daytona Beach, FL

A judge denied bond Wednesday for a woman accused of trying to kidnap a 6-year-old girl in Daytona Beach on Mother’s Day.

Police say Salimah McCann, 30, was arrested on...

(May 19) A Catholic Bishop Took Actions Of "Pure Evil" According To A Lawsuit Filed Against Him By A Small Order Of Nuns In Arlington | Arlington, TX

The suit says Bishop Michael Olson of the Fort Worth Diocese seized computers and a phone from the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, interrogated the...

(May 19) Blaze Set At Iconic Church; Eucharist Stolen From Another | MEXICO

The Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato expressed its “profound consternation” over a fire deliberately set at Santiaguito (St. James) Church and called it a “sacrilege.”

In a...

(May 19) Videos Show Gunman Saying 'Kill Me' To On Rushing Officers In New Mexico Rampage | Farmington, NM

Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to “kill me” during this week’s rampage that left three older...

(May 11) Thieves Blow Up Church Vaults With Explosives To Steal Parish Silver | ENGLAND

The 450-year-old Elizabethan chalice stolen from a locked vault at Lady St Mary’s Church in Wareham, Dorset – Lady St Mary’s Church/BNPS
A gang uses explosives to break into church vaults to...

(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...

(May 10) Motorist Crashes Into Church After Fleeing State Police At More Than 100 Mph | Plant CIty, FL

A Florida motorist is in custody after allegedly exceeding speeds of more than 100 mph while eluding state troopers before crashing into a church, authorities said.

Damian Alfonso Rios, 25, of...

(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...

(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,...

(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...