India says is has successfully test launched missile able to reach major Chinese cities [1]

Russia said a meeting of foreign ministers from the Friends of Syria group in Paris on Thursday was "destructive" and could undermine U.N.-Arab League envoy [2] Kofi Annan's peace efforts.

Election 2012 -- Obama Edges Romney, Christie Favored for Running Mate [3]

A witness in a clergy sex-abuse trial in Philadelphia testified that he was sexually assaulted in a home owned by West Virginia's Bishop Michael Bransfield. [4] The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston spokesman called the trial a "circus."

Virginia priest who headed child protection office is accused of abuse [5]

Sr. Simone Campbell of NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, reflects on the 40th anniversary of the organization's founding. [6]

Vatican orders LCWR to revise, appoints archbishop to oversee group [7]

Commentary -- The Ultimatum to LCWR [8] by Sr. Maureen Fielder

Lefebvrite schism may be nearing an end [9]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [10]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.