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Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday  |  Oct. 9, 2012 NCR Today

Election 2012 -- Romney moves to the center [1] A political panel debates why Mitt Romney took a step back from some core conservative battles he was stumping with on the campaign trail.

Chilean Bishop Being Probed for Sexual Abuse Resigns [2]

Sixty-three former Roman Catholic priests in Washington state will announce on Thursday that they support Referendum 74 [3], which would make Washington the nation’s seventh state to legalize marriage between same-sex couples.

Sandusky Professes Innocence, Vows to Fight [4]

Vatican synod addressing issue of lapsed Catholics [5]

Philippines -- Muslim, Catholic leaders hail gov’t-MILF peace agreement [6]

Atlanta -- Archdiocese Cuts Support for Susan G. Komen [7]

CEO chosen to oversee Philly-area Catholic schools [8]

 

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread [9]. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd after celebrating the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Source URL (retrieved on 05/23/2013 - 11:23): http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/morning-briefing-827

Links:
[1] http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/49305020/#49305020
[2] http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595391&Itemid=1
[3] http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2012/10/08/63-ex-catholic-priests-in-washingon-we-back-gay-marriage/
[4] http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/lawyer-sandusky-speak-sentencing-17425005#.UHQXpFHH87w
[5] http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/08/vatican-synod-addressing-issue-of-lapsed-catholics/1620561/
[6] http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/285538/muslim-catholic-leaders-hail-govt-milf-peace-agreement
[7] http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/October/Archdiocese-Cuts-Support-for-Susan-G-Komen/
[8] http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/08/4892969/ceo-chosen-to-oversee-philly-area.html
[9] http://celebrationpublications.org/dailybread