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• Pope to pray in mosque (BBC)
• John Paul first pope to visit mosque (Associated Press)
• A popular temperament | Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels is in a moderate minority favoring less concentration of power in the Vatican. But his upbeat attitude attracts conservatives too. (Los Angeles Times)
• An American cardinal who works to help the world | Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, the new archbishop of Washington, insists that his focus on human rights overseas and against sweatshops and homelessness in the United States are as much a part of his job as saying Mass. (The New York Times)

Resist the devil, and others will flee from you:

• Cardinal damned for reviving Satan | Frontrunner for pope writes 10 rules to resist temptation (The Guardian, London)
• Archbishop aims to 'cast out the devil' | But some leaders in the Catholic Church say his activities cross the line. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Other religions:

• Buddhists protest increasing Christian conversions in Sri Lanka (The Times of India)

Supreme Court:

• Good News after class | The combination of the group's highly proselytical message directed at very young children on school property and in close proximity to official school activities raises church-state separation concerns at least as serious as the free-speech concerns raised by the group's exclusion. (Editorial, The Washington Post)
• U.S. Supreme Court to rule on L.A. adult bookstore case | Issue is fairness of zoning law (Associated Press)

Zambia, a "Christian nation"

• Former Zambia President Kenneth Kaunda nods 'Christian nation' moniker (The Times of Zambia, Lusaka)
• Cometh the man, cometh the hour | We rejoice with exceedingly great joy that at long last, former President, Dr Kaunda, is now playing his patriarchal role in the nation. (Editorial, The Times of Zambia)
• Earlier: Eight years after Zambia became Christian nation, the title is not convincing | Immorality and corruption on the rise, say church leaders (Christianity Today, Jan. 18, 2000)

Monks evicted from monastery in Israel:

• Monks mourn eviction from monastery (Associated Press)
• Monks had decided to leave monastery on their own (The Jerusalem Post)
• Israeli court workers evict monks (Associated Press)
• Monks elude eviction by Israelis (Associated Press)
• Israel monks defy court (BBC)
• Monks barricade selves to avoid eviction (The Jerusalem Post)
• Police to evict monks from Holy Land monastery (The Independent, London)
• Unholy war over a piece of Holy Land paradise | Israel's last seven Melkite monks to be evicted today from their monastery near Jerusalem (Ha'aretz)
• Jerusalem property battle pits monks vs monks (The Jerusalem Post)

Race:

• Racism ruled out in church flap | U.S. mediator to reduce role in Long Grove, Illinois (Chicago Tribune)
• Black churches step up anti-AIDS efforts | Marking a special week of prayer for the healing of AIDS (The Boston Globe)

Church disputes:

• Illegal churches to be demolished in Uganda | Neighbors complain of the noise made by night worshipers (New Vision, Kampala)

Persecution:

• Vietnam punishes priest who spoke about oppression | Father Tadeus Nguyen Van Ly submitted evidence to a hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom last month. (Radio Australia)
• Harare priest survives road-ramming | Tim Neill says a government-owned vehicle deliberately tried to run him off the road as he was returning home after giving a speech criticizing the government (The Times, London)
• Death of a missionary | Was a crusading American priest murdered for taking on Kenya's elite? (U.S. News & World Report)

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