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World Youth Day:

• Many pilgrims at Canada event sense this is last chance to see Pope John Paul II | Amid the excitement of World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto, there is a poignant undertone. (Associated Press)
  
  
• Pope speaks to 'Catholic Woodstock' | Thousands of pilgrims attending World Youth Day Thursday exultantly greeted Pope John Paul II, who told the flock to be peacemakers in the face of terrorist threats. (CNN)
  
  
• Also: Pope musters energy to rally church's next generation | Pontiff elevated to superstar status at World Youth Day opener (San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Also: Pope John Paul condemns Sept. 11 attacks, urges Catholic youth to forgive (Canadian Press)
  
  
• Also: Toronto crowds greet Pope (BBC)
  
  
• Also: World's youth greet pontiff with smiles (The Toronto Star)
  
  
• Also: Pilgrims Get Glimpse of Pope in Canada (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Suppressed at home, Cuban Catholics celebrate openly at World Youth Day | The largest contingent of Cubans ever allowed by the communist government to travel to a foreign religious event celebrated with enthusiasm as they welcomed Pope John Paul II to World Youth Day festivities in Toronto. (Associated Press)
  
  
• Youth rave as church service rocks | It's a worship geared toward the young, who feel the need for more emotion, more energy and more fun in their devotion to God. (The Toronto Star)

Life ethics:

• Abortion choice, sometimes | On issues of family planning and reproductive health for women and children, the Bush Administration could be forgiven for thinking it just can't win. (The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Woman carries human clone, group says | ''The only thing I can tell you is that, yes, we have done implantations and the next announcement will be the birth of a baby,'' said Dr. Brigitte Boisselier. (The Boston Globe)

Reviews of Why I Am a Catholic by Garry Wills:

• 'Why I Am a Catholic': The Loyal Opposition | Given his views, Garry Wills, though born a Roman Catholic, could easily be a Greek Orthodox Catholic. (The New York Times)
  
  
• A Doubting Catholic Affirms an Older, More Open Faith | Wills's point is that the authority of the papacy has expanded and calcified to a degree not justified by the Scriptures and early councils that established the church's fundamental beliefs. (The New York Times)
  
  
• Faith and history | Garry Wills attempts to reconcile the Roman Catholic Church's spiritual foundations with the faults and frailties of its leaders. (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Why I Am a Catholic | The first chapter excerpted in The New York Times.

Books:

• Faith sales shift | Even though religious books are selling better than ever, attendance at Anaheim's CBA convention event was just over 13,000, about 5 percent less than last year, perhaps reflective of the economy or post-September 11 jitters. (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Religious tolerance before it was hip | The Ornament of the World focuses on a time when Muslims, Jews, and Christians built a rich culture. (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Twist of faith | The author of The Solace of Leaving Early is a seeker examining the big questions of faith who also heeds the predictions of psychics. (News & Observer)

Missions and ministry:

• Inmates taste freedom by tickling funny bones | Once a month, 12 residents of the Indiana Women's Prison find escape through clowning. (The Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• 'Hillbilly angel' crusades for charity | Mary Damron, a tiny woman dressed in jeans and an oversized T-shirt, takes the microphone shoeless and without her dentures, and the room falls silent. (The Seattle Times)
  
  

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July (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46