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Internet site gives teen-agers forum for advice

By Emily Biesecker, 16, Olivia Mozzi, 14

Imagine you arrive home from school, exhausted. You plop down in front of the computer, and an e-mail pops up from someone you've never met, pouring her heart out about her suicidal thoughts. For most teens, this would be terrifying, but the young volunteers at Teen Advice Online receive e-mails like this almost every day. Teen Advice Online, or TAO, is a Web-based organization that uses a team of

Indiscretions of clergy don't sway faithful

By Emily Biesecker, 17, Stephanie Smith, 15

Despite the recent media coverage of some priests' prurient behaviors, many young Catholics remain dedicated to their faith and unwavering in their support of their clergy. Y-Press talked with four members of the Indianapolis Archdiocesan Youth Council to find out how young Catholics respond to charges and admissions by some priests that they have sexually abused parishioners. Joshua Davis, 15, an