Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin O'Brien has has written a letter with suggested swine flu precautions to be taken at churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In his letter he particularly discourages serving wine this Sunday and suggests to refrains from holding hands during Our Father.

University of Maryland archaeologists have dug up what they believe to be one of the earliest U.S. examples of African spirit practices. The researchers say it's the only object of its kind ever found by archaeologists in North America - a clay "bundle" filled with small pieces of common metal, placed in what had been an Annapolis street gutter three centuries ago.

A major row has erupted in Britain over a plan by Muslims of East Oxford to summon believers for prayers over a loudspeaker from a mosque with local residents terming the practice an attempt to turn the area into a "Muslim ghetto".