Recent top stories:

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(updated 10/12/2007 8:36:11 AM EST)

• Lay Catholics step up during priest shortage
  
  
• Muslim leaders send letter to pope proposing theological similarities
  
  
• World's religious leaders explore differences, common hope for peace
  
  
• Middle Eastern Catholic patriarchs call for peace, end to emigration
  
  
• No 'pastor in chief': Religion as a factor in 2008 presidential race
  
  
• 'Google-generation' seminarians minister with MySpace and more
  
  
• Bishops' document to offer new guidance on Catholics' political role
  
  
• Deported woman says U.S., Mexico must work to keep families together
  
  
• Ignoring quotas, pope confirms his priorities with new cardinals
  
  
• All true religion rejects hatred, Pope repeats
  
  
• Cardinal sees difficulties in talks with Islam
  
  
• Vatican prods Muslims on religious freedom
  
  
• Catholic Charities to the Rescue - Southern California Wildfires
  
  
• Cardinal Hummes' Message to Catechists
  
  
• On 40th anniversary of abortion, UK cardinals insist it is "always a choice between life and death"