The U.S. Catholic bishops called the newly unveiled Senate health-care bill an “enormous disappointment” because of the way it funds abortions and leaves about 24 million people, including immigrants, without coverage.

A group of 145 Orthodox, Catholic and evangelical leaders together declared that they will not obey any laws that would require them to participate in abortions or recognize same-sex unions.

The Catholic bishop of Providence wrote to Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., two years ago to ask him not to take Communion, the latest revelation in a long-simmering saga.Sarah Palin climbed the mountaintop to dine with Billy Graham.

In what’s believed to be a White House first, the Obama administration on Friday hosted a celebration of Sikhism’s first guru, and a Colorado billboard put up by a car dealer portrays Obama wearing a turban and asks whether he is a “President or jihad?” [sic]. The billboard also questions his birthplace.

An Akron woman is suing the Catholic diocese of Cleveland over its shuttering of 50 parishes, and the recession and internecine Moon squabbles are wracking the Unification Church.

Authorities are investigating California companies that allegedly sold churches bogus computers, and a South Carolina court convicted “3 Hebrew Boys” of fraud.

Pope Benedict XVI met with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and told him that his solicitation of disaffected Anglicans was motivated by the best ecumenical intentions. Williams told the Catholic Church to consider female priests. Episcopalians are asking Uganda to defeat anti-gay laws.

Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony, and the Dalai Lama said Obama is not soft on China, he “just has a different style.”

The Vatican’s newspaper didn’t like “New Moon.” The book is always better.