• Police: Man Sets Fire to Nativity Scene

  A man walked into a church, doused a nativity scene with a flammable liquid and set it ablaze in front of a practicing choir, police said.

• Colo. Megachurch Pastor Suspended Amid Money Misuse Probe

  The leader of an Episcopal church in this city has been suspended while officials investigate whether he misused church money, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado.

• Homeless Man Arrested in NYC Vandalized Church Case

  The city's hate crimes task force has arrested a homeless man on charges he scrawled anti-religious statements at the entrance of a historic Catholic church, police said Thursday.

• Graham Association Sells Summer Camp for $5 Million

  A local foundation has bought the Billy Graham Evangelical Association's summer camp here for $5 million and plans to revive the facility with a similar religious focus.

• War Protesters Decry Saddam's Death

  Small groups of Americans opposed to the Iraq war and the death penalty decried Saddam Hussein's execution.