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• Also: Abbey's 'secret' hall opens its doors (BBC)
  
  

Missions & ministry:

• Giving hope to life's rejects | Pastor Wally Glower basks in the comfort of non-material rewards (Diane Carman, The Denver Post)
  
  
• Small congregation takes on a big mission | Tabernacle Church has only a dozen members, but its food closet helps close to 200 families a week (Dover [Del.] Post)
  
  
• Black churches mobilize against AIDS/HIV | 13th national observance of the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS begins Sunday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  
  
• New center is a godsend for religious broadcasting group | Building makes Seventh-day Adventist Church media ministries a lot easier (Los Angeles Times)
  
  

Catholics:

• Vatican warns of dangers of cyberspace faith | Internet should not be used as a religious supermarket, say documents (Reuters)
  
  
• Pope told he's a picture of immorality | Member of Australian Parliament says pontiff should take action against Campbelltown Catholic Club (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• A huge crucifix has this small town abuzz | Thomas Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, has a vision to transform this small wealthy suburb of about 5,000 people outside the city of Ann Arbor into a center for Roman Catholic endeavors (The New York Times)
  
  
• Roman Catholic leader invited to Kremlin | Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz was invited to the Kremlin on Thursday — the Russian leadership's first positive overture toward Catholics since the Vatican upgraded its Russian presence to full-fledged dioceses this month. (Associated Press)
  
  

Eastern Orthodox:

• Russian Orthodox object to Pope link | Church leaders have opposed papal visit, so John Paul II will lead prayer by video (Associated Press)
  
  
• Bush, Orthodox Christian head to meet | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will visit White House next Tuesday (Associated Press)
  
  
• Also: Bush to meet world's Orthodox Christian leader (Reuters)
  
  

Pop culture and music:

• Appeal spreads for series that spreads the word | Christian 'Left Behind' novels make an industry of belief (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Christian fiction takes off | Protestants succeed in a market once dominated by Catholics (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Waiting for a miracle | Bruce Cockburn's powerful political songs gain new life post-9/11 (Boston Herald)
  
  
• Johnny Cash: At 70, the legendary singer is still an asset to music (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  
  
• Also: Genuine Cash (The Orlando Sentinel)
  
  
• Godfather of Gospel to be honored Sunday | Esmond Patterson has been on the Atlanta airwaves for nearly a half-century, spreading the gospel of gospel music long before it was popular (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Movie censorship software: When parents can't say no | There's something a little disquieting about turning parental guidance over to a software manufacturer (Ken Paulson, Freedom Forum)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Money woes for ecumenical council | NCC continues to cut staff, budget (Religion News Service)
  
  
• Turning a profit on the price of freedom | The Sudanese slave scam is an example of how cynicism distorts even missions of mercy. (Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  
  
• Does prayer work? | The world's religions got together a month ago to pray for peace. Has the planet seen any impact—and is there any evidence that praying works anyway? (BBC)
  
  

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