1.   For Carmody, former auxiliary bishop of predominantly Catholic San Antonio, that means opening missions in non-traditional places like old saloons and funeral homes.

2.   He has negotiated intently with Syria, agreed to open a mission in Hanoi, and announced his intention of opening diplomatic relations with North Korea.

3.   So in an uncharacteristic move, Switzerland has opened a mission in Cambridge, Mass., that is intended to help the country discover its inner entrepreneur.

4.   The United States will open diplomatic missions in Banja Luka and Mostar, two cities where an international presence could be important.

5.   Adams also announced that his Catholic-based party would soon open a mission in Washington during his planned visit to East Coast cities.

6.   After negotiations to restore relations last year, Cuba opened a mission in Santo Domingo.

7.   Among those is the Salt Lake-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which opened a mission in Moscow four years ago.

8.   It was not immediately clear if the two countries would open permanent diplomatic missions.

9.   Mother Teresa, an ethnic Albanian by birth, has opened a mission in Tirana.

10.   Officials with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe arrived in Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital, on Wednesday to work out details for opening the mission.