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• High hopes of slain Burundi envoy | The Vatican's ambassador to Burundi, who was shot dead on Monday, had cancelled his post-Christmas break to help bring peace, his sister has said (BBC)
  
  

Abuse:

• Calif. church abuse suit deadline nears | Californians are rushing to file hundreds of lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church before the year-end deadline established under a state law that opened a window for old molestation claims (Associated Press)
  
  
• Former Baptist pastor charged with sexual misconduct | Woman claims abuse started when she was 14 (The Times, Munster, Ind.)
  
  
• Archbishop bans victims' group meetings | The head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta has refused to allow a support group for victims of the church's sex abuse scandal to meet on church property (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  

More articles:

• Calif. boy still missing after mudslides | Edgar Meza is the last unaccounted-for member of a group of family and friends who gathered at a church camp on Christmas Day (Associated Press)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Cardinal says Rome should cede more authority to local churches, Woman sues Jews for Jesus for wrongly claiming she converted, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• The nature of medical 'miracles' | Why do some patients manage to beat the odds? (Associated Press)
  
  
• The Banners | Why are rich people afraid of the Virgin Mary? (Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Moving stories: Chang Soo Park | Chang Soo Park is a missionary working in Birmingham, England. He came to England from South Korea in 1999 (BBC)
  
  
• 'I've never seen so many hangers turned into nativity play halos' | Dom Antony is one of the best loved - and connected - Roman Catholic priests in Britain (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• 'It is the perfect time to transfer the gospel into practical help' | Jemima Prasadan, who grew up in an Indian, traditionally-Hindu family was the first non-white woman to be ordained into the Church of England (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• In a new country, confusion and doubts | The course was called Exploration into Religion, and it was about—well, it had something to do with religion. That's why Kakenya Ntaiya signed up for it. (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Respect the theology of our friends | I could not care less if the Mormons baptize me after I'm dead (Shmuley Boteach, The Jerusalem Post)
  
  
• Thousands for prayers | Thousands of Christians are expected at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, for overnight prayers to mark the beginning of the New Year, 2004 (The Monitor, Kampala, Uganda)
  
  

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