Desperate Catholics find "rent-a-priests" online
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Some are Catholics who see their church as stuck in the past. Others are believers who happen to be divorced, pregnant before marriage or gay. A few just can't find a priest when they need one.
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Â· Catholic leader demands NHS block on terminationsÂ· Communion challenge to pro-choice politicians
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As Catholicism copes with a priest shortage, new seminarians in Queens explore the first steps toward the priesthood.
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The Catholic Church is considering the future of a priest jailed for helping a paedophile groom a child.
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The globe-trotting priest from Connecticut drove a Jaguar, shopped at Bergdorf Goodman and bought jewelry from Cartier, all of it with money stolen from his church's coffers. By the time the parish finance council caught on, he had embezzled $1.3 million.
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Roman Catholic officials reminded the faithful Monday it is sacrilegious to buy or sell religious relics, after news reports and a church Web site suggested fans of Pope John Paul II could get a piece of his white cassock by making an online donation.
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A Catholic bishop is asked to explain his decision to keep a priest in his parish after a sex abuse allegation.
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Religious-themed social networking groups like www.hisholyspace.com are now online, allowing users to create prayer groups and find potential significant others.
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The priest has had many accusers, but now only one whose case is in court.
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A monk's life is still a simple one  of prayer and austerity, yet many monasteries have moved online  for business, communication and even headhunting purposes.
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By Aaron Nelsen ? The Brownsville Herald, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Jun. 24--Frustrated with declining interest and ineffective methods of recruiting young people to their order of Catholic teaching, the Marist Brothers took a leap of faith into the Digital Age.
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People are searching online for everything from free games to free money
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Entrepreneur Chris Wyatt draws millions to GodTube.com, a website with Christian content that features prayer walls, video clips, and social networking.
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Slashdot is covering the arrest of Keith Henson.  He made a joke on a newsgroup, now he's arrested for defying a fundamentalist religion with legions of zealous lawyers.
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Web sites have converted the mischievous idea of a few alumni into an odd form of futures market for betting on a college football coach's career.
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It's getting tougher to find a parking spot in the pope's garage.
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Real estate agent Dave Eschenbach is an active member of his church, but he feels uncomfortable around a sizable portion of U.S. Christians -- those who believe they could be transported to heaven at any moment.