International Business News - Church http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Thanks to a set of transplanted lungs from a young man killed in a New Jersey church shooting, John Muscarella can breathe a little easier now. The 21-year-old cystic fibrosis patient prepared Wednesday to leave the hospital where he was given the organs donated by the family of Dennis John Malloosseril, who was slain when he tried to break up a domestic argument in a church vestibule. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/188283-church-shooting-transplant.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/lungs-from-nj-church-shooting-victim-transplanted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/lungs-from-nj-church-shooting-victim-transplanted.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:55:45 EST A Catholic diocese in Massachusetts has paid $4.5 million to nearly 60 people who say they were sexually abused by priests as far back as 1948. The agreements announced Tuesday were part of a voluntary arbitration process set up over the summer. That's when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield reached a settlement with its insurance carriers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/mass-catholic-diocese-pays-4-5m-for-abuse-claims.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:12:31 EST A man accused of gunning down his estranged wife and a man in a New Jersey church told authorities Tuesday in a videotaped confession that he would've killed everyone in the building if he'd had a machine gun, a Georgia prosecutor said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/182004-church-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/prosecutor-man-confesses-to-nj-church-killings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/prosecutor-man-confesses-to-nj-church-killings.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:13:15 EST They're still ready for Armageddon at the Church Universal and Triumphant, a religious sect that for almost two decades has kept a bomb shelter stocked for 750 people deep in a forest near Yellowstone National Park. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/ready-for-armageddon-church-retails-to-the-masses.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:54:04 EST A man accused of gunning down his estranged wife and a man in a New Jersey church told authorities Tuesday in a videotaped confession that he would've killed everyone in the building if he'd had a machine gun, a Georgia prosecutor said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181934-church-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/suspect-in-deadly-nj-church-killings-arrested.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/suspect-in-deadly-nj-church-killings-arrested.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:10:45 EST Joseph M. Pallipurath went halfway around the world to India to find a wife last year. Now the California man is accused of going across the country to New Jersey to kill her. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181383-church-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/police-wife-shot-and-killed-at-new-jersey-church.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/police-wife-shot-and-killed-at-new-jersey-church.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:07:44 EST A gunman drove across the country to confront his estranged wife, then killed her in a church vestibule as Sunday services let out, authorities said. Two other people were injured in the attack, which sent churchgoers scrambling for safety. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180916-church-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/gunman-shoots-3-inside-nj-church.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/gunman-shoots-3-inside-nj-church.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:37:47 EST Churches in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Obama himself. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/obamas-church-choice-likely-to-be-scrutinized.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:29:38 EST This isn't music to anyone's ears: The restoration of a church's 130-year-old organ has been delayed because four delicate pipes were damaged when a visitor napped on them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/mans-untimely-nap-damages-churchs-organ-pipes.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:33:28 EST Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return. Orthodox officials in a central Russian region say an abandoned church building that was to be put back into use has been stolen by local villagers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/russian-orthodox-church-stolen-_-brick-by-brick.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:25:31 EST Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return. Orthodox officials in a central Russian region say an abandoned church building that was to be put back into use has been stolen by local villagers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/russian-orthodox-church-stolen-_-brick-by-brick.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:31:38 EST Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return. Orthodox officials in a central Russian region say an abandoned church building that was to be put back into use has been stolen by local villagers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/russian-orthodox-church-stolen-_-brick-by-brick.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:57:36 EST This isn't music to anyone's ears: The restoration of a church's 130-year-old organ has been delayed because four delicate pipes were damaged when a visitor napped on them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/mans-untimely-nap-damages-churchs-organ-pipes.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:24:46 EST The restoration of a 130-year-old Massachusetts church organ was dealt a setback when a homeless man took a nap on four of its pipes. Officials at First Churches in Northampton said the man's weight severely damaged the delicate, 18-foot pipes, that were among about 50 stored in the basement during a $2 million restoration of the historic sanctuary. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/homeless-mans-nap-damages-church-organ-pipes.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:06:41 EST His name was invoked at church services nationwide on Sunday, but President-elect Obama didn't attend any of them. He went to the gym instead. Obama doesn't have a church in Chicago since he severed ties in April with his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. And his decision on which church to attend when he moves to Washington will undoubtedly be closely watched. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/as-us-churches-mark-election-obama-skips-services.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:18:09 EST Investigators say a fire that destroyed a church being constructed for a predominantly black congregation was intentionally set. But they say there's no evidence the arson was a hate crime, except for the timing of the fire hours after the nation elected its first black president. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/church-fire-set-but-no-proof-of-hate-crime.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:38:14 EST Church & Dwight Co., which makes Arm & Hammer baking soda and other consumer items, on Tuesday reiterated its earnings outlook for 2008 and expects strong sales growth in all segments for the fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/church-dwight-backs-2008-adjusted-profit-outlook.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:43:03 EST Church & Dwight Co., which makes Arm & Hammer baking soda and other consumer items, said Tuesday charges and higher marketing expenses drove third-quarter earnings down 5 percent, but adjusted results beat Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/church-dwight-3q-profit-falls-but-tops-estimate.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:28:53 EST A man charged with fatally shooting a minister outside a northern Kentucky church is being held without bond. Kenton County Circuit Clerk John Middleton says Frederick Davis had an initial court appearance Monday and the case has been continued until Nov. 12 for a preliminary hearing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/man-charged-in-pastors-shooting-appears-in-court.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:14:32 EST A gunman fatally shot a Cincinnati minister and wounded a church deacon just after the two men arrived at a northern Kentucky church to attend a funeral, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/police-ohio-minister-shot-dead-near-ky-church.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:23:34 EST