Ala. AG joins Catholic network's birth control mandate lawsuit [1]

Contraception coverage: Foes set rallies today in Detroit, across U.S. [2]

A defrocked Philadelphia priest pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy, four days before he and two priests were to face the start of a landmark trial about clergy sex-abuse [3]in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Growing outcry over Trayvon Martin's death [4]

A MESSENGER to Mercury reveals a strange little planet [5]

Pope visits heart of conservative Catholic Mexico [6]

Mexico church divided over drug wars [7]

2 Catholic schools in S. Phila. appeal closure to Vatican [8]

Catholic schools drop finder’s fees [9],
At least until voucher objection is resolved

Letter to the Editor: About those Catholic ‘rebels’ [10]

LAWRENCE, N.J. — Bowing to pressure from parents and the school community, Notre Dame High School has canceled its spring production of “The Laramie Project,” [11]a play based on the violent 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.

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.