Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday | Sep. 17, 2012 NCR Today

Election 2012 -- Wonkbook: Romney campaign in disarray [1]

Election 2012 -- Top Romney Staffer Denies Campaign Disarray [2]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Catholic group calls for KC Bishop Finn to resign [3]

New Hampshire -- 50 years after Vatican II, Catholic church faces new issues [4]

Sister Maureen Sullivan, a theologian and professor at Saint Anselm College believes it's time for another council to address contemporary issues facing the Roman Catholic Church.
Bishop Peter Libasci, head of the Diocese of Manchester, supports a discussion of issues, but says he isn’t convinced of the need for a new council.

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates —- Some Filipino couples participated last week in a Catholic mass wedding in the United Arab Emirates, a Muslim country. [5]

Zamboanga, the Philippines -- Catholic school agrees to lift ban on Muslim veils [6]

A Comedian and a Cardinal Open Up on Spirituality [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.