There’s a lot of religion news expected over the next few days, including the ongoing fallout from the clergy abuse scandal in Philadelphia, tomorrow’s Ash Wednesday (kicking off Lent for Catholics and Protestants; it already began for Orthodox Christians with Clean Monday) and Thursday’s start of the controversial congressional hearings on homegrown Muslim terrorism.

Unfortunately, I’ll be offline for the rest of the week. (Guess I’ve got that Jon Stewart curse, going on vacation when news is about to break!)

While I’m away, check out my top five websites for general religion news.

• Beliefnet News
• CNN Belief Blog
• Huffington Post Religion
• Politics Daily (David Gibson)
• Religion News Service Daily Roundup

In the Comments section below, share your favorite religion news sources — other than Belief Beat, of course! — and/or any specific stories that you’d like me to address when I return.

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