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Catholicism :

1. Pope blames loveless world for low birthrates | Pope Benedict said on Friday that the growing number of loveless relationships may be behind declining birthrates in the developed world (Reuters)
   
   
2. Pope orders cutbacks in the 'saint factory' | Benedict insists on tighter rules for beatification;  John Paul II's path may be blocked by changes (The Guardian, London)
   
   
3. Fewer than 1 in 5 attend Mass in Boston | In 1996: 19.6 percent of Boston Catholics regularly attended Mass. Today, it's 17.3 percent (Associated Press)
   
   
4. A courageous Christian statement | It is to be hoped that Father Pizzaballa's statements at the end of Holocaust Day in Tel Aviv harbinger a change, which is long overdue, in the Vatican's position (Editorial, Haaretz, Tel Aviv)
   
   

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Entertainment, art , and media:

1. Protesters defend Mormons | Members of the LDS Church did the Christian thing by turning the other cheek and refusing to let a San Diego protest turn ugly, according to Utah filmmaker Richard Dutcher (Deseret Morning News, Ut.)
   
   
2. Some NPR, Christian radio hearing Stern | Poorly installed or defective satellite radio units, which act as mini-FM transmitters, are being blamed (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Also: Mixed signals | If you hear Howard Stern instead of NPR, bad satellite radio equipment is to blame (The Baltimore Sun)
   
   
4. Stockholm Dean resigns over Jesus exhibition | The Dean of Stockholm Cathedral has resigned in protest after it emerged that the Swedish Church is sponsoring a photographic exhibition about Jesus (The Local, Sweden)
   
   
5. Boycott "The Da Vinci Code" film: top Vatican official | Archbishop Angelo Amato is the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year (Reuters)
   
   
6. Also: Seeking truth at the movies | Some religious leaders plan to use "The Da Vinci Code" to teach people about faith (John J. Miller, The Wall Street Journal)
   
   

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Music :

1. Why the Church has been such a blessing | Composers who submit to the ancient structures of Church music can yield sublime results (Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph, London)
   
   
2. Don't be so down on beat in church | Bible Broadcasting Network drops Pastor David Jeremiah's radio program because Jeremiah's church sings contemporary songs (Tim Sinclair, The Huntsville Times, Ala.)
   
   

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Technology :

1. Is Jesus the next killer app? | Tech companies are getting religion. Companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Avid and Hitachi are helping churches spread the gospel as part of an effort to cash in on an exploding market known as "house of worship technology." (CNet)
   
   
2. Religious blogs test beliefs, power structure | Clergy forced to deal with `dirty laundry' in more public forum (Chicago Tribune)
   
   

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Other stories of interest:

1. Shifting ground in the Holy Land | Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament (Smithsonian)
   
   
2. Over the Moon: how football wins recruits for sect leader in Brazil | Unification Church's critics say sports projects are used to brainwash impoverished young people (The Guardian, London)
   
   
3. Religion in the News: Billy in bronze | At age 87, the Rev. Billy Graham speaks softly and no longer strides to the pulpit. But to many American Christians, he's still a larger-than-life figure, and that will be reflected in a bronze statue to be unveiled by the Southern Baptist Convention at its meeting later this spring (Associated Press)
   
   
4. Church a way of life in Dixie | The South contains eight of the top 10 states with the most frequent churchgoers in the nation, according to a Gallup Poll analysis of more than 68,000 interviews conducted in the past two years (The Washington Times)
   
   
5. The 'Sinner's Prayer' | The lone survivor of the Sago mine disaster says it was recited as the doomed men realized they were about to die. What is it? (Hartford Courant, Ct.)
   
   
6. By George, a saint he ain't | England's patron saint was a greedy fraudster. The time to campaign for his replacement is now (David McKie, The Guardian, London)
   
   

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