Russia plans 'brainstorming' meeting with U.S. on Syria [1]

Death Toll From Typhoon Exceeds 450 in Philippines [2]

Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary [3]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [4]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

Kamloops, Canada -- Oldest Catholic parish marks 125 years [5]

Australia -- A woman whose son killed himself after allegedly being abused by a pedophile priest says powerful men in the Catholic Church should be charged for concealing the crimes of clergy. [6]

Milwaukee -- Archdiocese, parishes win key victory in bankruptcy [7] Second ruling expected Friday

Chicago-area Catholics Gather For Peace [8] In a metropolitan area rocked by crime, Chicago-area Catholics are being challenged to respond and realize their spiritual responsibility to build peace.

Atlanta -- The parish is now about 80 percent African-American, 18 percent white and 2 percent Asian [9]. It is “an intentional parish,” a place where people from over 160 zip codes in and around Atlanta choose to belong, along with those from the neighborhood of the Old Fourth Ward.

Commentary -- Failing at Politics, Bishops Turn to [10]Prayer [10]by Peter Montgomery

Stand for Catholic Identity Pits University of San Diego President Against Faculty [11]

Irish bishops react to expert report, says abortion 'gravely immoral' [12]

Former bishops’ staffer banned over women deacons [13]