The seminary on the University of St. Thomas campus is welcoming

33 new seminarians this fall. That will bring the total number of men studying for the priesthood there to 92, putting its residence hall at full capacity.

Monsignor Aloysius Callahan says the high enrollment gives hope for the future of the church.

Tada, who’s been a quadriplegic since breaking her neck in a

1967 diving accident, was diagnosed with breast cancer in late June and has since undergone surgery and two rounds of chemotherapy.

Tada told KTIS radio that she still thanks God for getting her through each day, trusts the Bible’s promise of reward for those who persevere, and knows that her current suffering won’t last forever.

She says, “It’s good to know that soon and very soon this will be behind me.”

Her latest book, “A Place of Healing,” is subtitled: “Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty.”

Members of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority staged a noisy protest outside the White House Thursday, demanding that Mubarak work for justice at home instead of between Israelis and Palestinians.

The protesters cited the drive-by killing of Coptic Christian worshippers after their Christmas Eve service and the burning of Christian homes and churches. They also said Egyptian Muslims kidnap Coptic Christian girls and force them to convert to Islam.

Christianity predates Islam by centuries and is still the faith of about ten percent of Egyptians, but Coptic Christians say they routinely face oppression by Egypt’s Muslim majority.