A leading Italian newspaper is reporting that Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will become secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life [1]. The secretary position is second in command of the office.

Obama-Boehner meeting: Is silence golden? [2]

South Africa minister visits Mandela in hospital [3]. Mandela, 94, is said to be doing "very, very well" following unspecified tests

Hearing for GI in WikiLeaks Case Resumes [4]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [5]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

Catholic beliefs are not open to popular vote, pope says [6]

Catholic Notre Dame announces services for gay students [7]

Philippines -- Catholic bishops to monitor voting on reproductive health bill [8]

St. Louis, Mo. -- Independent Catholics Relocated to Historic Danforth Chapel [9]

Opinion: Will Maryland Catholic Conference, Knights of Columbus, renounce racist donor? [10]

Religion and the Reality of Climate Change [11] Catholic Climate Covenant [12]

comments Muskegon native ordained as Canada's first deaf Catholic priest [13]

German Catholic Church Study: Abusing Priests Were Psychologically 'Normal' [14]

Files on accused LA priests could soon be public [15]