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Russian Orthodox patriarch dead at 79
Patriarch Alexiy, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, died in Moscow on Friday in his sleep.
A Russian church for a Saudi mosque?
The Saudis want to build a mosque in Moscow, but the Russians want in return a church in Riyadh or Mecca.
Chabadniks show indomitable spirit
Reaction inside the Chabad movement after the deaths in Mumbai of workers at the Chabad center there.
Maryland DMV: Living hell
One blogger's unsuccessful efforts to get a Maryland driver's license resemble a visit to Down There.
Rick Warren - he's the man
Rick Warren, the Baptist pastor of Saddleback Church in southern California is into more schemes - including an award presentation to President Bush for his AIDS work this coming Monday. Does this guy never run out of energy?
Set the record straight on crowd counts on the Mall
When talking examples of large crowds on the Mall, no one mentions the 1997 Promise Keepers meeting - which attracted 1.2 million people. Why not?
Obama's faith — in his own words
Christianity Today just reran a 2004 interview with President-elect Barack Obama that is the best yet on his faith.
Double-minded bishops
Although the Catholic bishops sound like they want to go on the warpath toward any and all pro-abortion forces in society, the most outspoken of their bishops on the issue regularly lose elections to positions of honor within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
More secrecy with the Catholic bishops
When the US Conference of Catholic Bishops meets in Baltimore one week from now, more than half their time will be closed from public view, the continuation of a bad trend.
The scene outside an abortion clinic
The director of Planned Parenthood/Washington D.C. tells about a friendly encounter with the folks holding vigil on her clinic's front lawn.
The scene outside an abortion clinic:
The director of Planned Parenthood/Washington DC tells about a friendly encounter with the folks holding vigil on her clinic's front lawn.
The scene outside an abortion clinic:
The director of Planned Parenthood/Washington DC tells about a friendly encounter with the folks holding vigil on her clinic's front lawn.
Catholic bishops on the warpath
Two weeks before the election, several of the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are making sure their flock understand they must not vote for pro-abortion candidates of any political stripe.
Religious freedom takes a dive in China
The Chinese are at it again — this time going after the family of a Christian activist.
Va. Episcopalians: The underdogs are winning
A group of upstart conservative churches are beating the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and the denomination in court — which no one believed a year ago could happen