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Tourists surreptitiously record video and photos during a church service at the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in New York. The soulful gospel music has attracted visitors from around the world. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Afghan security forces shoot in the air to disperse protesters outside American military base during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Afghan police fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break into an American military base in the country's east to vent their anger over the Koran burnings incident. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Protestors attend Friday prayers during a rally demanding the trial of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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A large gathering sits March 8, 2012, at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J., during an interfaith news conference to address concerns about the spying conducted by the New York City Police Department on the Muslim community in New Jersey. (Associated Press)
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Anti-regime protesters chants slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration on March 9, 2012, after Friday prayer in Beirut. (Associated Press)
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Natan Sharansky, head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, says a strong Jewish identity will motivate free people to immigrate to Israel. (Associated Press)
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The home at 2710 Saint Josephs Drive in Bowie's Balk Hill community is on the market for $795,000. The house will convey to the new owner with all of the furniture, including the bedroom furnishings.
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St. Peter Church in Cleveland is seen Wednesday March 7, 2012. The Vatican has taken the extraordinary step of overruling the closing of 13 U.S. parishes, a lawyer who fought the cutbacks said Wednesday. The move represents a rare instance in which Rome has reversed a U.S. bishop on the shutdown of churches. St. Peter Church is one of the churches effected by the decision. (AP Photo/Tom Sheeran)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs looks to shoot while St. John's God'sgift Achiuwa watches. Gibbs scored 20 points in the Panthers' 73-59 Big East tournament victory.
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In this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Andrew Rannells, center, performs with an ensemble cast in "The Book of Mormon" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. "The Book of Mormon" nabbed a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, earning the profane musical nods for best musical, best book of a musical, best original score, two leading actor spots and two featured actor nominations. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus)
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Protesters wave a revolutionary flag on top of a mosque in northern Syria. Regime change in Damascus could break powerful ties with Iran and change the course of defense and foreign policies throughout the Middle East. (Associated Press)
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Virginia State Police stand by as protesters are removed from the front steps of the state Capitol in Richmond on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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"Latter Day Saints for Ron Paul" is one of the 32 coalitions fiercely devoted to Rep. Ron Paul, who now counts relatives of Mitt Romney among his supporters. (Courtesy Ron Paul 2012 campaign)
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Piles of debris are all that remain, right, at the site of the St. Louis Catholic church, which collapsed a day earlier following explosions at an adjacent munitions depot, in Brazzaville, Congo Monday, March 5, 2012. Unknown numbers of victims are believed to be trapped under the rubble as rescues wait for the area to be safe to enter. (AP Photo/Elie Mbena)
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**FILE** New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams yells to the defense during the July 31, 2009, morning practice session at the club's NFL football training camp in Metairie, La. (Associated Press)
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Protesters attend prayers in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, March 2, 2012, during a rally demanding the trial of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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A girl attending mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church sits in a pew in front of clothing and supplies that have been collected to aid victims of a tornado in Henryville, Ind., Sunday, March 4, 2012. The church was in the path of a tornado that destroyed much of the town. Three people were killed in Southern Indiana by Tornados on Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Volunteers look for residents in need of assistance Sunday as they attempt to recover possessions from their homes in Henryville, Ind., destroyed by Friday's tornadoes. With routines and communication disrupted, people have gone back to basics to learn about their loved ones and start rebuilding their lives. At St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (top), pews during Mass were filled not only with people but also with donated clothing and supplies. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010, file photo, Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams looks on during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Williams, the former Saints defensive coordinator, apologized for running a bounty program that targeted opposing players for injuries. The NFL on Friday said that it had found between 22 and 27 Saints participated in the program over the last three seasons, and that players including quarterbacks Kurt Warner and Brett Favre were targeted. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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A Yemeni walks past graffiti that reads, "Freedom is made by people," on a street where protesters demanded a trial for former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
