Morning Briefing

'Supermoon' Alert: Biggest Full Moon of 2012 Occurs This Week Editor's Note: This isn't exactly "Catholic" news but astronomy and space has always fascinated this child of the Apollo Missions Age.

Commentary: The Ryan Creed Matthew Boudway for Commonweal.

Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Makes History with Parliamentary Oath

Dublin -- Ireland’s Catholic leader faces new demands to quit over 1975 cover-up of priest’s child abuse

Vatican defends Brady over handling of abuse report

Glenmore Park, Australia -- A priest who yesterday ‘outed’ himself as a married man immediately removed from parish

Commentary by Douglas Turner: Pope must confront right-wing Catholics. Good places to start would be Deal Hudson and Bill Donohue. Both are self-appointed spokesmen for orthodoxy.

May Crowning (photos and video)

House candidate and rising GOP star is black, female – and Mormon

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

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