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• Also: Bishop promises focus on social justice | Leader of Washington's Episcopal diocese delivers first sermon in new role (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Also: Ancient ritual consecrates bishop to lead D.C. diocese | 3,000 Attend Ceremony In National Cathedral (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Religious group irked at being booted from IHOP | Customers have been complaining about being bothered by the church members (The Tampa Tribune)
  
  
• Eviction bid by church | A single mother of four has been threatened with eviction from the Assemblies of God campsite in Busselton, Western Australia - two days after a court ruled she could stay. (The Sunday Times, Perth)
  
  
• Gay priest row hits Archbishop tipped for Carey's post | Rowan Williams admitted that he has ordained a practicing homosexual. (The Guardian, London)
  
  
• The Lord and the ring | David Smith is an Anglican priest and boxing instructor (Sydney Morning Herald)
  
  
• Ex-minister wins hearing | Church of Scotland is to convene a special committee to consider the case of a former minister who resigned more than four years ago amid controversy over an alleged affair with a married elder (The Scotsman)
  
  
• Honoring a life devoted to worship | The Rev. Nettie Finney will celebrate her 100th birthday and 68 years as leader of a South Baltimore church. (The Baltimore Sun)

Catholicism:

• Bush, cleric discuss Russia's Catholics | Russian Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said he was struck by how well the president was informed about difficulties facing Catholics and other religious minorities in Russia. (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Pope appeals for Romanian Catholics | Wants government to speed up the return of properties seized by the country's former communist regime. (BBC)
  
  
• The man behind the Pope | With the Pontiff ailing, his secretary gains power (Time)
  
  
• Ailing Pope delays Croatia visit | September trip now scheduled for spring 2003 (Associated Press)
  
  
• Ordination is symbol of faith—and change | Carmelite's rigorous training reflects the order's effort to develop healthy priests (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Magician priest wants patron saint of magic | Don Silvio Mantelli expects a favorable answer from Rome within the year. (BBC)

Mormonism:

• Methodists debate rebaptism of converts from Mormonism | At Salt Lake City meeting, some propose resolution "[not] to declare non-Christian a church which understands itself to be Christian" (Salt Lake Tribune, link thanks to HolyWeblog.com)
  
  

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