1.   Church and Palestinian officials say the priests and nuns are there of their own free will.

2.   He had an aggressive, sharply teasing style of humor, said several priests who worked with him, but he appreciated rejoinders in kind.

3.   He said the priest, whose identity was not disclosed, then accompanied the man into one of two small conference rooms near the entrance to the rectory.

4.   If the government did not act soon, said the priest, this place would explode.

5.   Last January, the priest said, he returned from a vacation to find a statue of a regal-looking baby Jesus on top of a side altar.

6.   She has, said one priest, made it fashionable to be devoutly Catholic again.

7.   The military reportedly hopes to use the clerics as bargaining chips for a safe exit from Haiti, said the priest, who asked to remain anonymous.

8.   A priest at the church who identified himself only as Father Joseph said the priest conducting the morning services, Father Emanuel, was one of those slain.

9.   Civilians in eastern rebel held areas have complained that Tamil Tiger guerrillas are forcing them to join their ranks as fighters, a Catholic priest said on Wednesday.

10.   Freedom House said the priest and the other Catholics were detained because they openly declared allegiance to the pope.