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• Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
  After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
  
• Organist marks 50th year at Trinity
  Donna Edwards doesn't like to take time off from her job as organist at Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Minneapolis. Once every five decades or so, she'll make an exception. That's why she wasn't at the keyboard last Sunday: She was the guest of honor as the church celebrated her 50th anniversary as its organist.
  
• Researcher: Writing on Shroud of Turin
  A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being a medieval forgery.
  
• Muslim countries seek worldwide blasphemy ban
  Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.
  
• Dalai Lama expresses concern about Tibetan cause
  The Dalai Lama said Wednesday there will be a setback in the Tibetan cause when he dies, but that he has faith in the next generation of his followers.
  
• Gays reject church's attempt at 'cure'
  Gay and lesbian Roman Catholics are protesting a therapy aimed at helping them become celibate. The programs are provoking national -- and even international -- protests from critics.
  
• Moose Lake superintendent tells of sexual abuse as teen
  Tim Caroline's lawsuit alleges that he was molested by Brother Raimond Rose on a church-sponsored retreat.
  
• These guys love a good argument
  All-male monthly club draws 300-plus from near and far.
  
• Southern Baptist president has prostate cancer
  Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt says that he has prostate cancer and expects to have surgery in January.
  
• Atheist student groups flower on college campuses
  The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."
  
• Another first-class show for Science Museum
  If you haven't heard about it already, you will soon, and probably often: The Dead Sea Scrolls are coming to the Science Museum of Minnesota in March.
  
• Patrick Kennedy clashes with outspoken RI bishop
  Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family.
  
• Salvation Army encourages swiping at kettle locations
  The Salvation Army kicked off its 2009 Kettle campaign today at Cub Foods on Silver Lake Road NE. in St. Anthony, and organizers are debuting credit card kettles.
  
• Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'
  More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms.
  
• Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
  As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
  
• Bishops discuss authority over Catholic colleges
  Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.
  
• 'Holy hip-hop' trying to break into mainstream
  Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company.
  
• Rabbi prompts a few titters on Twitter
  We owe Rabbi Hayim Herring, executive director of St. Louis Park-based STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal), a big smile for tipping us off to the Twitter account of Rabbi Rami Shapiro.
  
• Religion News in Brief
  Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard said he will continue to hold weekly prayer meetings at his home, three years after he was ousted from the church he founded amid a scandal involving a male prostitute and drug use.
  
• Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests
  A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said Tuesday.
  
• Catholic bishops say gay marriage hurts society
  The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.
  
• Spokane priest to lead Minnesota Episcopalians
  Rev. Brian Prior, 50, will become only the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, succeeding James Jelinek.
  
• India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama's trip
  India effectively barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering a rare visit by the Dalai Lama to a Buddhist monastery close to Tibet in an apparent effort to ease Chinese anger by reducing news coverage of the trip.
  
• Bishops assert moral duty in health care debate
  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns on any issue, including on abortion rights and coverage for the poor.
  
• Pope names new leader for Milwaukee archdiocese
  The Archdiocese of Milwaukee says a successor has been named to the archbishop post once held by Timothy Dolan.
  

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