Religion

> The Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity. > It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church. Link [http:

Just because your daughter's a celebrity doesn't mean you have to stop being a father: > Katie Holmes's dad is said to be “very upset” because his unmarried daughter is pregnant with Cruise's child. And, what's more, the devoutly Catholic

> Jews around [NYC] and the world are observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, today with fasting and prayer. > The holiday, which began at sundown last night and ends with the sounding of the shofar, or ram's horn, one hour after nightfall tonight, is the most

The ripple of the priest scandal continues to be felt. The NYT this morning has a lead story on the LA scandal. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/national/12priests.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=28d6f26f3cb2ed49&hp&ex=1129176000&partner=homepage] . Excerpts:

If someone made me gay, I'd want billions: > A debonair New York socialite [J. David Enright IV – a scion of Albany's renowned Van Rensselaer and de la Grange families] filed a $5 million legal notice against the Catholic Church yesterday – claiming his molestation at age

Time Online has an interesting article about the RCC's efforts to screen for homosexuality. Link [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1115662,00.html]. Excerpt: > Fifty years ago, Plante's sideline--he has done roughly 175 seminary evaluations since 1988, at about $450