Election 2012 -- Fact Checking the final presidential debate [1]

Election 2012 -- A less dramatic, more cordial presidential debate [2]

Election 2012 -- Obama won the third presidential debate, but what about climate change? [3]

Consumers can't keep paws off pet Halloween costumes [4], expected to spend $370 million

2012 American Values Survey -- Study: Majority of Catholics say church should emphasize social justice, the poor [5]

US sister to synod bishops: Catholics, society are 'hurting' [6]

Poland to start funding IVF fertility treatment [7]

Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, England: 'We encouraged Synod Fathers to pray for a new Pentecost' [8]

Commentary: Why isn’t Paul Ryan on Catholic bishops’ ‘wafer watch’? [9] by Carol Marin

LaGrangeville, N.Y. -- Parishioners hope new saint's legacy will energize St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church [10]

Vancouver, Canada -- Archdiocese to launch multi-ethnic appeal for Catholics to 'come home' [11]

Beaver Dam, Wis. -- Healing: Catholic parish celebrates union [12] It has been 10 years since three Catholic parishes in Beaver Dam began the painful task of consolidation.

Phillipines -- Newly constructed Catholic church named after St Pedro Calungsod [13]

Young Voices: Reaching a new, unexpected stop on a faith journey [14] "I just started teaching high school Christian sexuality."

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [15]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.