Election 2012 -- When ‘God’s will,’ rape and pregnancy collide [1]. People “should have compassion for the person whose life is messed up by this and not make her an instrument for our idiosyncratic, theological commitment."

Election 2012 -- Obama, Romney Focus on 'Swing States' [2]

Election 2012 -- What if the election ends in a tie? [3]

Pittsburgh-- Catholic Diocese to seek $125 million to fund 'the intangibles' [4]

Oklahoma -- Catholic Priest Builds Chapel Next To Warr Acres Abortion Clinic [5]

Anambra State, Nigeria -- Police kill three kidnap suspects, rescue Catholic priest [6]

Archbishop Chaput: ‘We are Catholics before we are Americans’ [7]

Calgary, Canada -- Catholic schools to consult parents on HPV vaccine [8]

Washingon State, UAS -- Marriage amendment: Soul-searching over a future as Catholics [9]

Milky Way's 84 million stars catalogued [10]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [11]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.