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• Queens blaze destroys sacred church relic | Destroyed in the blaze was a small part of the remains of St. Gerard Majella, an 18th-century Italian priest and the patron saint of expectant mothers. (New York Post)
  
  

Catholicism:

• Confessions of a former celibate | A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood. (Eugene Kennedy, Salon.com)
  
  
• Confession: Raised a Catholic, trained to raise questions (Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Catholic soul-searching | The Boston archdiocese is wise to go beyond the issue of sexual abuse by priests to discuss broader problems, including the celibacy requirement, homosexuals as priests, and the view of many Catholics that Jesus did not mandate a men-only priesthood. (Editorial, The Boston Globe)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Is religious broadcasting too political? | The National Religious Broadcasters recently ousted its president because he urged his colleagues to be more spiritual and less political. This has always been a source of tension among religious broadcasters. Fred Mogul reports on the debate. (All Things Considered, NPR; RealPlayer needed)
  
  
• What Dobson said at the NRB convention | "God has called us to stay in the field and we will do that as long as we have breath in our bodies." (WorldNetDaily)
  
  
• Birds' evasion of mission is a tough loss to swallow | San Juan church officials plan to woo creatures back from malls, college. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Chapel's details show faith meeting design | After a long dispute, all parties agree on the shape of All Faiths on the Chapman University campus. (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• 'Bad girl' brings message to evangelical women | Liz Curtis Higgs's motivational speaking schedule is booked through 2003 (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.)
  
  
• Religious content gets a boost | Starts, sales up for spiritual material (Editor & Publisher)
  
  

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