A float carrying youths in Nativity costumes makes it way down State Street in Chicago Dec.16 for the 26th annual Chicago archdiocesan posada, which commemorates the journey Mary and Joseph took from Nazareth to Bethlehem. More than 1,200 people participated. (CNS/Karen Callaway)
Kerala bishops sack youth commission priest charged with trafficking
San Berrnardino, Calif. -- Bishop dedicates first Korean Catholic parish in Inland area
Australia -- Catholic university approved research into paedophile clergyProject ran from 1997-2008.
Despite parish and school mergers in Camden Diocese, local Catholic schools say they're thriving
Protecting Other People's Children by Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
England: The crisis over women bishops in the Church of England has deepened after a clergyman announced he would not be taking up the post of Bishop of Whitby over the issue.
Vancouver, Canada -- Canadian Catholics debate “Come Home” campaign
PArish Diary: Speaking about love with love by Fr. Peter Daly
Editorial: Family planning and the Philippines The Roman Catholic Church has vowed to fight the Reproductive Health Bill, but lawmakers need to respond to the population's needs.
Lima, Peru -- America's neighbors to the south, torn by high murder rates themselves, urge the US to tighten its gun laws after the Newtown shooting.
On US-Mexico border, Catholic nuns offer migrants rare sanctuary
America magazine chooses 16 big stories in 2012
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.
