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Prominent Texas Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas had waged an unusually public campaign against the denomination’s demands for control.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas last month.
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New York Archdiocese Agrees to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. The Archdiocese of New York includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and several Hudson Valley communities.
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How Pastors Mobilize Communities in Congo’s Fight Against Ebola

As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.

© Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

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