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Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday  |  Apr. 18, 2012 NCR Today

10 Things to Know for Wednesday [1]

Syria says wants only small, "neutral" truce mission [2]

Election 2012 -- 'Test Of Fire' Catholic Voter Video Goes Viral [3]

Election 2012 -- Handicapping the Veepstakes: The Case For (and Against) Marco Rubio [4]

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Oslo in June, marking the first time she has traveled outside Burma [5] in more than 24 years.

Catholic bishops say GOP budget proposal fails moral test [6]

Seattle -- Catholic Church Initiates Drive to Overturn Wash. Gay Marriage Law [7]

Seattle Priests Refuse to Circulate Marriage Referendum Petitions [8]

Ireland -- Curia is stifling debate on church reform, says silenced priest [9]

Victoria, Australia -- Parliamentary inquiry will have the power to compel witnesses to appear and to summons documents [10], effectively bowing to demands of campaigners that the Catholic Church be forced to open up its books to scrutiny.

Cleveland bishop: "I will not appeal the decrees to the Apostolic Signatura" [11]

Catholics ask world leaders to help determine Sudan-South Sudan border [12]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [13]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.


Source URL (retrieved on 05/24/2013 - 06:32): http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/morning-briefing-720

Links:
[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gi2U1R2tDY3oIixtvWqpXiEc6S2Q?docId=97bc2c644cd8423abdfb31f113fcf3f2
[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/syria-idUSL6E8FI2W520120418
[3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/election-2012-catholic-voter_n_1433032.html?ref=religion
[4] http://swampland.time.com/2012/04/18/handicapping-the-veepstakes-the-case-for-and-against-marco-rubio/
[5] http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Burmese-Pro-Democracy-Leader-Prepares-for-Historic-Overseas-Trip-147886745.html
[6] http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-04-17/catholic-bishops-paul-ryan-budget/54361480/1
[7] http://www.christianpost.com/news/catholic-church-initiates-drive-to-overturn-wash-gay-marriage-law-73249/
[8] http://www.edgeboston.com/news/religion/news/132069/seattle_priests_refuse_to_circulate_marriage_referendum_petitions
[9] http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0418/1224314875324.html
[10] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/victim-groups-call-on-catholic-church-to-lay-bare-its-archives-on-child-sex-abuse/story-e6frgczx-1226330765812
[11] http://ncronline.org/node/29819
[12] http://www.uscatholic.org/news/2012/04/catholics-ask-world-leaders-help-determine-sudan-south-sudan-border
[13] http://celebrationpublications.org/dailybread