Archbishop Christodoulos dies at 69
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATHENS, Greece
Jan 28, 2008

Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary, died Monday at his home of cancer, church officials said. He was 69.

In this file picture from 1998, Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens, leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, prepares to give his enthronement address in Athens' main cathedral. Photo: AP
Regularly named Greece's most popular public figure in opinion polls, Christodoulos headed the church, with 250 million faithful, for a decade and reached out to opponents during his illness. the rest

Gordon B. Hinckley, 97; led Mormons' rapid growth
The president-prophet moved the church closer to the religious mainstream, offering a media-friendly face.
By William Lobdell, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 28, 2008

Gordon B. Hinckley, the elderly but indefatigable Mormon leader who guided the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into the 21st century by building more temples, traveling more miles and moving Mormonism closer to the religious mainstream than any of his predecessors, died Sunday. He was 97. the rest