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- Sep 28, 2020
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Prosecutor: Evidence doesn’t support charges against priest
- Oct 8, 2019
A western Kentucky prosecutor has decided not to pursue charges against a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing two juveniles in the 1980s.
Priest donates to miners affected by coal company bankruptcy
- Jul 19, 2019
A priest in Kentucky handed out more than $20,000 on Monday to miners struggling to pay bills after the coal company they work for filed for bankruptcy protection.
Kentucky judge declares death penalty protocol unconstitutional
- Jul 4, 2019
A Franklin County Circuit judge ruled July 2 that Kentucky’s death penalty regulations are unconstitutional because they fail to provide for an automatic stay of execution for intellectually disabled inmates.
New drug trial ordered after prosecutor’s religion questions
- May 19, 2019
A federal appellate panel has ordered a new trial and reversed a couple’s drug convictions partly because a prosecutor cited their beliefs in a religious figure regarded as the patron saint of drug dealers and as the angel of the poor.
Jockey Mike Smith, 2018 Triple Crown winner, relies on Catholic faith
- May 2, 2019
Jockey Mike Smith, a Catholic who rode Justify last year to a Triple Crown victory, prays before every race, but he doesn’t pray to win.
Kentucky Derby draws attention to issue of human trafficking
- May 1, 2019
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said the news conference was meant to inform the public about human trafficking during the Kentucky Derby — a time when he said there is an increase in the buying and selling of individuals for sex and forced labor.
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