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Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday  |  Mar. 16, 2012 NCR Today

Poland floats reform of Church subsidies [1]

Abortion foes to say exorcism prayers [2]. The Dayton Daily News reported the chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has given permission for priests to read an exorcism prayer at a rally Sunday outside the Women's Med Center. The clinic in Kettering is closed Sundays

Cleveland -- Parishioners urge Bishop Richard Lennon to quickly reopen closed Catholic churches [3]

Hit Tip Catholic Herald: A professor at a conference at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome has reported that the majority of clergy – around 59 per cent – are introverted [4], preferring scholarly studies and personal reflection to socialising.

Catholic bishops pressured Komen over Planned Parenthood [5]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [6]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.


Source URL (retrieved on 05/23/2013 - 06:56): http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/morning-briefing-701

Links:
[1] http://www.ejpress.org/article/56822
[2] http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20120316/NEWS01/203160334
[3] http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/03/parishioners_urge_bishop_richa.html
[4] http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/catholic-clergy-need-therapy-psychologists-1.1257957
[5] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/15/us-usa-komen-catholic-idUSBRE82E12Q20120315
[6] http://celebrationpublications.org/dailybread