NCR Today

In an earlier blog on this site today I posted some questions sent in from a reader, taken from the working paper, or "Instumentum Laboris" of the Apostolic Visitation. Those questions and others are to be answered by U.S. women religious as part of phase two of the Visitation process. As an aid to readers I thought it would be helpful to see the entire list of questions, all taken from the working paper. The questions follow a brief introduction:

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (F.A.I.R.), the Washington-based media watchdog group has written a report generally critical of U.S. media coverage of the Honduras coup some weeks back. However in the report, FAIR singled out NCR's coverage as an exception. Here is what FAIR said:

You can read the full report here:

Catholic Healthcare West Unveils September Campaign as Congress Enters Final Stage of Health Care Reform Debate

Pope encourages strong witness of Gospel, commitment to charity

Wisconsin's Morlino defends church’s handling of Kennedy funeral

Buddhist chaplain is Army first

No more peace handshakes at Ohio church

More than one of every five requests for medical claims for insured patients, even when recommended by a patient's physician, are rejected by California's largest private insurers, according to data released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.

Bishop Robert F. Vasa, Bishop of Baker, Oregon, requires the following affirmation of faith to be signed by all lay persons who hold positions of administration and teaching in his diocese. This includes catechists, liturgical readers, cantors and extraordinary Eucharistic ministers.