Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday | Feb. 25, 2013 NCR Today

UK's top cardinal accused of 'inappropriate acts' by priests [1]

Vatican on Cardinal O'Brien: “The Pope is informed about the problem and the question is now in his hands.” [2]

Catholic activists petition LA cardinal not to join papal conclave [3]

Mahony, the Vatican, and the risks of pushing back [4]

Church Helps Fill a Void in Africa [5]. Church is protector, feeder and healer.

Opinion: Is 'bad Catholic' the new Catholic? [6]

Catholic Church At Crossroads: Demographics, Social Issues Pose Challenges [7]

British Nurse Takes On Archbishop of Westminster in Marriage Equality Debate [8]

Afghan President Karzai ends U.S. Special Forces operations in key province [9]

[10]Looking for an a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister publication, Celebration, gives you two options, both based on the Scripture readings of the day:

Pencil Preaching [10] is blog that Celebration editor Pat Marrin combines scripture and sketching to reflect on the word.

Daily Bread [11] is a series short reflections, written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Daily Bread is intended to help daily preachers and others who pray from the assigned scriptures each day to orient themselves to the Living Word addressed to the church in the world. It's a great way to begin the day.