Friday, December 8, 2006 Spirit of Christmas, more prosaic concerns motivate year-end giving Catholics' approval rating for bishops rises for first time in years Author Clark assists with Catholic Extension's short-story contest Pope says Christians are urged to become immaculate in love like Mary Plurality in Islam: Muslims have debated Quran, laws from the start Vatican officials gauge life span, geographic reach of Turkey visit Bishops oppose proposals to close, merge Northern Ireland schools Christian dalits fast in India's capital to protest for equal rights Mary not just for Catholics anymore |