Election 2012 -- Rick Santorum's departure from presidential race leaves future doors open [1]

Election 2012 -- Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater [2]

Paul Ryan Cites Catholic Social Teaching To Defend Budget That Ignores It [3]

Hawaii social service organization budgets shrinks [4]. Budgets slashed by 19 percent; staffs cut 16 percent.

What Pope Benedict Got Wrong in Cuba [5]

Catholic Church must show respect and inclusion to women [6]

Ireland -- Theologian claims there is 'ominous divide' in church [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.