Thursday, March 25, 2004 St. Louis archdiocesan agencies told to cut expenses, balance budgets U.S. vicars for religious gather to share ideas, support one another Bishop: Immigrants are not problems, but people made in God's image Ukrainian bishop says church has right to establish patriarchate Big business, slow economy threaten convents' bread-making livelihood Community of Sant'Egidio receives peacemaking award Italian youths from different faiths spend weekend living together German church to introduce psychological testing for seminarians Canadian Christian leaders denounce spate of anti-Semitic incidents Globalization erodes Latin American Catholicism, church official says Group focuses on protecting environment for future generations Joliet pastor reinstated after alleged victim recants abuse claim |