In 2024, $32,644.40 was reported stolen and used on gambling, Walt Disney Resorts and other purchases, WXIN reported. In 2025 ...

A 54-year-old woman who previously worked as a treasurer for a Cumberland County church was charged with two felony theft offenses after police said she defrauded the church out of more than $ ...

LAURELDALE, Pa. - A former treasurer of a church in Berks pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking and forgery relating to charges she forged almost $400,000 worth of checks over 10 years.

While this debate is not new, it became heated after the publication, in September 2024, of a report commissioned by the Church from Goran Enander, formerly the head of the National Forestry Agency.

He welcomed the church's assertion that the report would be published in full, but said there were issues in the way it was being conducted. "The basis of this review is constricted," he said.

The Church's National Safeguarding Team has since reviewed the evidence against nearly 40 other active clergy criticised in the report, deciding that some of it meets the threshold for further action.

The Church of England says it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against 10 members of clergy following a review of evidence in the report into the prolific abuser, John Smyth. Among those ...

The outpouring of community support following a spate of arson attacks on churches at the weekend has been staggering, Masterton's mayor says. Police are investigating after four churches across the ...