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The Catholic Church is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world. The Church also faces unique challenges in Africa, where poverty, AIDS, political corruption, and violence plague countries. We'll talk with Ugandan Catholic priest Emmanuel Katongole about the future of the the Catholic Church in Africa.

Theater and food have our attention this weekend. We'll get recommendations from North County Times' Pam Kragen and Riviera Magazine's Troy Johnson.

In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year old Chelsea King, some people are calling for tougher laws to regulate sex offenders. Others say the laws we have aren't working. We look at what's being proposed, what laws are in place and what needs to change.

Film Program Expands This Year

As the medical marijuana industry booms in California, dispensaries are looking for what any normal business wants: coverage in case of a fire, theft or other property loss. But many insurers have stayed away because of ongoing legal battles.

San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts cast the deciding vote Wednesday to reject a major housing development in the North County. The Merriam Mountain master planned project would have built 2,700 homes and commercial development on Interstate 15 ten miles north of Escondido.

Medical marijuana dispensaries could be operating legally in San Diego within a few months, now that a San Diego city council committee has passed a draft ordinance to regulate them.

Sikhs used to serve in the Army while observing their religion's requirements for wearing turbans and not shaving their hair and beards. But in 1984, the Army said they couldn't. This week, the Army reversed course — and U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan became the first American Sikh officer in the Army in more than 25 years.

As senators begin debating the final piece of the landmark health package, Republicans hope to gum up the process with a list of amendments that could be awkward for Democrats to oppose — including banning coverage of Viagra for sex offenders. If Republicans manage to change anything in the bill, it would go back to the House for another vote.

Bumper stickers are not a substitute for philosophy, but they can be a good place to start. We'll hear from the author of the new book IF YOU CAN READ THIS about the rational underpinnings of such pithy bumper proclamations as My Karma Ran Over Your Dogma and Kill Your Television.