Dissidents occupy Catholic church in Cuba [1]

Cuba's Catholic Church trying to fill gaps in social safety net? [2]

MONTREAL — A class-action lawsuit accuses Quebec's Catholic Church of coercing adoptions [3] by forcing unwed mothers to give up their children for adoption.

NY Archdiocese reorganizes Catholic schools [4], shifting the management of its network of schools from local parishes to regional boards.

Cleveland Catholic Diocese receives official decrees from Vatican on church appeals [5]

Cleveland parishes await Lennon's response [6]

Commentary: Quitting the Catholic church? [7] by Phyllis Zagano

Md. priest defends denial of Communion to lesbian [8]

Catholic bishops say fight against White House mandate a top priority [9]

See also: The USCCB's Statement on Religious LIberty [10] by NCR's Michael Sean Winters.

Lent in a Philippines cemetery village [11]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [12]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.