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Newark Pastor: Part 2

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:46:30 GMT

Months after being exposed during a Fox 5 investigation, a pastor in New Jersey is indicted and accused of stealing a lot of money. One of his alleged victims is a family mourning the loss of their 23-year-old son. Fox 5's Arnold Diaz has their story.

Services for Murdered NJ Priest

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:32 GMT

Family, friends, and parishioners came to pay their respects to Rev. Edward Hinds in Chatham, who was brutally murdered in his rectory resident last week. St. Patrick Roman Catholic Parish in Chatham held a viewing and prayer service Friday for the slain priest.

Priest's Death an Apparent Homicide

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:43:09 GMT

Detectives are investigating the apparent killing of a priest inside the rectory of a church in Chatham, N.J. The body of Reverend Edward Hinds, 61, the pastor of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on Washington Avenue, was found Friday morning. The body had wounds "consistent with a homicide," according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi and a preliminary autopsy.

'Good Without God' Ad Campaign in Subway

MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:46:11 GMT

A monthlong ad campaign has begun in New York City's subway system to promote a coalition of groups that advocate secularism and atheism.

Alfred E. Smith Dinner

MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:41:17 GMT

A long line of political and religious dignitaries attended the 64th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. This year's special guest speaker was Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Jewish Leaders Call for Ethical Renewal

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:13:59 GMT

Jewish leaders are calling on U.S. rabbis to emphasize the faith's ethical requirements in their sermons during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana, which begins Friday night.

Possible Hate Crime in Suffolk County

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:48:09 GMT

The leader of a Latino church in Patchogue says his congregation was targeted in a possible hate crime. It happened at the Iglesia Evangelica Refugio de Salvacion - the Pentecostal Church Refuge of Salvation - on Railroad Avenue.

Union Protest Targets Church

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:03:51 GMT

A union picketing a Catholic church on Manhattan's Upper East Side has set up one of those infamous inflatable rats.

Cops Probe Threats to Jersey Temples

ARUN KRISTIAN DAS — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:38:41 GMT

Police in New Jersey are investigating bomb threats made to three synagogues along the Jersey Shore. The threats turned out to be false alarms, but police did evacuate the synagogues. At about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, someone called the Deal Police Department and said that bombs were about to explode at the Norwood Temple, the Congregation Brothers of Israel, and Ohel Simha Temple, police said.

Edward Cardinal Egan

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:47:23 GMT

His Excellency is no longer the leader of the New York Archdiocese, but Edward Cardinal Egan remains very active in the Catholic community. Good Day NY spoke with Cardinal Egan about his efforts to promote Catholic school education. Egan also spoke about recent news about Pope Benedict XVI and a fall he took that caused a wrist fracture.