Maryland Senate passes same-sex marriage bill [1]

World powers convene to map out Syria aid plan amid reports of violence [2]

States, Catholics sue over contraceptives rule [3]

Castro May Rejoin Catholic Church, Say Rumors in the Italian Press [4]

Does a “Catholic Vote” Really Exist? [5] There’s hardly Catholic consenus on personal attitudes towards abortion.

Amid all the uproar, it's easy to overlook something equally important: the administration's many battles for religious liberty. Obama's Defense of Religion [6]

South Korean Clergymen Get Prison Terms Over Naval Base Protests [7]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [8]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.