Cardinal-elect Vincent Nichols: Enigmatic archbishop stepping into pope's inner circle
Australian Christian missionary arrested on second trip to North Korea
Los Angeles -- Archbishop Mahony kept altar boy list from police
Los Angeles -- Cardinal unlikely to face charges -- Mahony has emerged from the scandal with his reputation tarnished but his place in the church intact.
Kansas Senate leaders kill controversial religious freedom bill
Commentary: What We Mean When We Speak of Tradition in the Church by Charles Reid Jr.
New Orleans: Pope Francis' survey on contraception, divorce, same-sex couples: How would you answer?
Canada -- Catholic church withholding millions from victims, alleges government
Today's highly recommend read: Catholic activists want Pope Francis to match words with actions
Vicar general of the diocese of Springfield in Illinois named bishop of Wichita, Kan.
Commentary: Francis' laity appreciate being treated like adults by Michael W. Higgins, vice president of Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn.
Yakima, Wash. — The Washington state Catholic bishops have sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, thanking him for imposing a moratorium on the death penalty.
Looking for a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister publication, Celebration, gives you two options, both based on the Scripture readings of the day:
Pencil Preaching is a blog in which Celebration editor Pat Marrin combines Scripture and sketching to reflect on the Word.
Daily Bread is a series of short reflections written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Daily Bread is intended to help daily preachers and others who pray from the assigned Scriptures each day to orient themselves to the Living Word addressed to the church in the world. It's a great way to begin the day.
