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7. Bishops report decline in abuse accusations | A total of 783 new accusations of priests' sexual abuse were received by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops last year, with about 13 percent of the cases dating from 1990 or later, the bishops reported Thursday. (The New York Times)
   
   
8. N.H. audit: Church didn't ensure checks | Efforts by the state's Roman Catholic diocese to protect minors from sexual abuse have failed to make sure all workers, volunteers and clergy have passed criminal background checks, according to a newly released state audit. (Associated Press)
   
   
9. Also: Timeline of church abuse investigation and audit in N.H. | Key dates in the state's investigation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. (Associated Press)
   
   

Crime:

1. Tenn. minister's wife held without bail | A minister's wife charged with shooting her husband to death in the church parsonage waived her right Thursday to a hearing that would have aired evidence against her. (Associated Press)
   
   
2. FBI: International scam targeting Islamic mosques broken | An international wire fraud scheme targeting Islamic institutions with a phony stranded-traveler plea, netting only small sums but hitting multiple victims over many years, has been disrupted by the arrest of its mastermind, the FBI says. (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Pastor pleads guilty to selling food for poor | A church pastor pleaded guilty Thursday to selling food donated for the poor at a swap meet and pocketing the money. (Los Angeles Times)
   
   

People:

1. Methodist Minister Harold A. Milstead | Harold A. Milstead, 92, a United Methodist minister at 10 churches in the Baltimore-Washington area for 58 years, died of a stroke March 23 at his home in Shepherdstown, W.Va. (Washington Post)
   
   
2. A tenuous claim as a Jew for Jesus | Here is an interesting tidbit: The world's top "Jew for Jesus" is, by ancestry, a non-Jew. Fancy that. (David Klinghoffer, The Jewish Journal of greater L.A)
   
   

Books:

1. Inquisitorial study of da Vinci's secrets | You have to feel a tinge of pity for the Catholic Church. Since Paul saw the light on his way to Damascus, the church in general and the papal hierarchy in particular have been bedevilled by conspiracy theories, schisms, heresy and dissent. (The Australian)
   
   
2. Europe and the legend of secularization | Among the many stories Europeans tell about themselves, none is more tenacious than the legend of Europe's secularization. (The New York Times)
   
   
3. Book sets right wing aflutter | Conservatives get trip back to future (Associated Press)
   
   

More articles of interest:

1. Looking for God in the footsteps of Moses | We arrived at the foot of the mountain at midnight: as has become customary, we were to ascend to the summit, at 2,285m, in time to watch the sun rise over the surrounding peaks. At some unknown elevation we would pass the putative point at which Moses received the 10 commandments from God. (Financial Times, U.K.)
   
   
2. Springer show sparks outcry | Oxford's New Theatre is bracing itself for a storm of protest as the 'blasphemous' show, Jerry Springer: The Opera, rolls into town next week. (Oxford News, UK)
   
   
3. Survey links happiness to marriage, children, church | The keys to happiness are simple — grow up, get married, have children, go to church and try to forget about the wilder days of youth. (Scripps Howard News Service)
   
   
4. 'Kosher' phone merges technology, faith | It sounds like the setup for a punch line: What do you get when you cross an ultra-Orthodox rabbi with a mobile phone? But the "kosher phone" is real and its developers are serious about looking beyond the religious enclaves of Israel. (Washington Post)
   
   

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