Here's what you would have read about religion on Thursday, 30 April 1998 if you had picked up a copy of the Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), Edmonton Journal (Alberta), Brandon Sun (Manitoba), Kitchener-Waterloo Record (Ontario), The Gazette (Quebec), or the Telegraph Journal (New Brunswick).

Vancouver Sun 4 stories 100% wire 3 religious groups 100% international	A society in tumult	by Chris Cobb, Southam Newspapers	dealing mainly with Judaism	in an international story on page A8
	Israel at 50	by Chris Cobb, Southam Newspapers	dealing mainly with Judaism	in an international story on page A8
	Who is a Jew?	by Leonard Stern, Southam Newspapers	dealing mainly with Judaism	in an international story on page A9
	Murdered bishop buried amid calls for justice	by Los Angeles Times	dealing mainly with Christianity, Catholicism	in an international story on page A14
Edmonton Journal 3 stories 100% wire 2 religious groups 100% international	A turbulent past, an uneasy future	by Paul Holmes, Reuter	dealing mainly with Judaism	in an international story on page A1
	Celebration a two-sided coin	by Doug Struck, The Washington Post	dealing mainly with Judaism	in an international story on page A8
	Dalai Lama's 'failure' could turn Tibetan struggle ugly	by Associated Press	dealing mainly with Buddhism (Tibetan)	in an international story on page A8
Brandon Sun 1 story 100% wire 1 religious group 100% international	Israel celebrates 50 years	by Paul Holmes, Reuters	mentioning Judaism (Ultra-Orthodox)	in an international story on page B24
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 stories 67% wire 5 religious groups 50% local, 67% international*	Church leader urges inquiry into gambling	by Southam Newspapers	dealing mainly with Mainline Protestantism (United Church)	in a local story on page A2
	50 years without a peaceful home	by Reuters	mentioning Judaism	in an international story on page A6
	Self-immolation could be watershed in Tibetan struggle	by Associated Press	mentioning Buddhism (Tibetan)	in an international story on page A9
	Slain bishop buried amid fears violence will continue	by Associated Press	dealing mainly with Catholicism	in an international story on page A9
	A significant milestone	by Simon Adler [guest]	mentioning Judaism, Islam	in a local story on page A13
	Area Jewish communities celebrate 50 years of Israel	by Pauline Finch-Dürichen	dealing mainly with Judaism	in a local and international story on page B2
The Gazette 7 stories 43% wire 4 religious groups 29% local, 86% international*	Teens reflect on Jewish identity	by Elena Cherney	mainly dealing with Judaism	in an international story on page A1
	Real jobs needed, bishops say		mentioning Catholicism	in a local story on page A6
	Woman recalls long night of terror	by Marion Davis, Providence Journal-Bulletin	mentioning Evangelicalism (Pentecostalism)	in an international story on page A21
	Non-violence failing; Dalai Lama laments	by Associated Press	mention of Buddhism (Tibetan)	in international story on page B1
	Israel after 50 years	by editorial writer	dealing mainly with Judaism	in a local and international story on page B2
	Bishop hailed as truth-seeker	by Los Angeles Times	mentioning Catholicism	in an international story on page E8
	Israel's Jubilee	by various authors, full section demarcated: Advertising Section	dealing mainly with Judaism	in international stories on pages G1-G8
Telegraph Journal 2 stories 100% wire 3 religious groups 100% international	Guatemalans mourn killing of activist bishop	by Juanita Darling, Los Angeles Times	mentioning Christianity, Catholicism	in an international story on page A11
	Dalai Lama disagrees with fasters	by Sunil Kataria, Reuters	mentioning Buddhism (Tibetan)	in an international story on page D2

*For more information on the computation of percentages please see notes on the research.

Continue on to see what was in the news on 24 February 1998, how coverage can vary across Ontario on the same day, or who is doing the writing.