NY priest apologizes for saying priests seduced by kids, 1st offense shouldn’t mean jail time [1]

Kansas City, Mo. -- In sworn testimony made public Thursday, an employee of Kansas City’s Roman Catholic diocese reported that Bishop Robert Finn said that “boys will be boys” when told of lewd images on a priest’s laptop. [2]

Election 2012 -- Romney's acceptance speech issues stinging rebuke of Obama [3]

Election 2012 -- Clint Eastwood speech bemuses fellow stars [4]

Election 2012 -- At RNC, Dolan prays for freedom, just government [5]

Merkel called Netanyahu: Don't attack Iran [6] Merkel told Netanyahu during a telephone conversation 10 days ago that she thinks Netanyahu should give more time for sanctions and diplomacy to work before any such attack is made.

Washington state Catholic bishop warned over anti-gay marriage campaign [7]

Pittsburgh, Pa. -- Catholic diocese erases its $2.4 million deficit [8]

Catholic philanthropist Rhoady Lee Jr. laid to rest [9]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Catholic Diocese Funds Special Education Pilot Program [10]

Judge delays bail for Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy [11]

Austrian priest: Dissent reflects church leaders' lack of answerability [12]

Solar System Scale: Weigh Yourself On Planets Where Gravity Isn’t So Harsh [13]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [14]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.