President Barack Obama comforts town, vows to work to prevent more mass shootings [1]

Syrian vice president says neither side can win war [2]

Dukakis seen as possible Senate replacement if Kerry tapped for State [3]

Fort Worth, Texas -- Volunteer to parish youth, who was accused of "boundary issues," sues diocese of defamation [4]

Catholic priests respond quickly to Conn. school shooting [5]

Church of England -- Female bishop row deepens as priest refuses promotion in protest [6]

Salem, Mass. -- Salem’s four Catholic churches could be among first to try new Boston archdiocese re-organization plan [7]

Minnesota -- More than a month after Minnesota became the first state to defeat a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, some Catholics say it’s time to acknowledge how divisive that effort was within the church. [8]

Philippine lawmakers will cast a decisive vote on Monday night that could lead to the approval of a highly contentious law allowing wider distribution of contraceptives to poor couples while requiring schools to teach sex education to teenage students. [9]

Sydney, Australia -- A former Catholic brother and convicted pedophile will fight an attempt to extradite him from New Zealand to Australia where he is facing 252 child sex charges. [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.