Plus: Holy Land's "earliest church" found under a prison, Dennis Quaid's faith, closing arguments in the Dover ID trial, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Vatican sees sainthood for mother of 11 | An Italian mother who raised 11 children moved ahead on the road to possible sainthood Sunday amid a Vatican campaign in favor of large families (Associated Press)
Pope put on the road to sainthood | Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Poland have met in Krakow considering evidence for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II (BBC)
Diocese property deals net $90m | Unused real estate being liquidated (The Boston Globe)
High court says newspapers can intervene in abuse settlement | The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that newspapers can ask for documents related to the Bridgeport Diocese's settlement of priest abuse cases but left it up to a lower court to decide whether to release them (Associated Press)
Opening the church's books | For too many years, the Catholic Church has had its way with Massachusetts politicians. Finally, some politicians are showing spine. They are standing up for churchgoers instead of the church, via a legislative proposal that calls for unprecedented financial transparency from churches and other religious organizations (Joan Vennochi, The Boston Globe)
Archbishop turns focus to improving struggling school system | He stepped into the middle of the clergy sex abuse crisis at the pope's request, then was forced by the Boston Archdiocese's dire finances to do the wrenching work of closing dozens of parishes. Now, Archbishop Sean O'Malley is confronting another persistent woe -- decades of decline in Catholic school enrollment (Associated Press)
Sports:
Tom Brady's father to share his faith | Tom Brady Sr. is so devoted to his Catholic faith that it almost cost the world a star athlete (The Boston Globe)
Footballer gets papal blessing | An Italian footballer has become a hero on and off the pitch for asking his team to pay him only the minimum wage (The Guardian, London)
Does proselytizing cross the line in pro sports? | Imagine working in an office where volunteer Christian chaplains maintained a steady presence, meeting one-on-one with your co-workers, organizing Bible studies and chapel services on the premises, reaching out — sometimes subtly, sometimes not — to the unconverted with the imperative to accept Jesus (Tom Krattenmaker, USA Today)
More articles of interest:
Au-courant but covered | Some try to solve the modesty fashion puzzle by adopting strategies that turn skimpy clothes into acceptable outfits (The Washington Times)
Are you a Christian in the Middle East? | Those who are talk on a BBC News message board (BBC)
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