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Bishop Richard Lennon celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in his first public appearance as the interim leader of the Boston Archdiocese. Pope John Paul II appointed Lennon to the post in the wake of Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation. NPR's Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

Forget the sugary Muzak that permeates malls this shopping season: Jim Nayder of The Annoying Music Show offers holiday tunes with attitude, including a howling "O Holy Night."

Part three of Morning Edition's first original radio play, I'd Rather Eat Pants, written by Peter Ackerman and produced by L.A. Theatre Works. The five-act play, starring Edward Asner and Anne Meara, is a comic tale of an elderly couple's cross-country trek on a young slacker's motorcycle. They're in search of fame, fortune and a whole lot more. NPR's Bob Edwards and Susan Stamberg have cameo roles.

The Web site TomPaine.com has offered a $10,000 reward to whoever can prove the identity of what the site is calling "The Eli Lilly Bandit." Someone inserted two paragraphs into the Homeland Security Bill protecting drug manufacturer Eli Lilly from lawsuits by parents who claim the company's vaccines caused their children's autism. Major suspects include Sen. Bill Frist, Rep. Dick Armey and the White House. NPR's Alex Chadwick investigates the mystery.

Lynn Neary talks with Lauren Greenfield, author and photographer of Girl Culture. Ms. Greenfield's work is regularly published in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Stern and Geo, and is featured in several museums.

In a holiday hurry? Get ready to cook up a Christmas meal in no time at all, with some unlikely -- but speedy -- ingredients from baby food jars and soup cans. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports takes on some time-saving recipes and NPR Online has them.

Dr. Seuss' Grinch was a mean one. He hated Christmas so much that he decided to steal it --presents, the Whos' feast, tree and all. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports on the grumpiest holiday character since Scrooge as part of the Present at the Creation series.

When Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart at the end of A Christmas Carol, he downs a mug of Smoking Bishop with Bob Cratchit. NPR's Neda Ulaby gets the family recipe for the fruit-and-wine libation from none other than Dickens' great-grandson Cedric Dickens.

Human embryonic stem-cell research could revolutionize medicine, but controversy surrounds the work and support varies among governments. President Bush has grudgingly approved limited study in the United States. By contrast, Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed that Great Britain will become the leader in the field. In a three-part series, NPR's Joe Palca takes a looks at Britain's approach to stem-cell research.

Will Congress try again to ban human cloning? The debate is sure to escalate after Friday's claim that a newborn girl is the first human clone -- and more are on the way. There's no proof of the claim yet. And opponents and supporters of cloning are still battling over terminology. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.