Morning Briefing

Kansas City, Mo. -- Royals comeback caps epic playoff opener -- "We have ourselves a bona fide Cinderella Story for the baseball playoffs."

The Roman Catholic diocese of Providence will hold a vigil Wednesday morning to pray for victims of domestic violence. The statewide event marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Benedictine Sr. Christine Vladimiroff dies

Pope Francis summons Mideast envoys to Rome over ISIS progress

Minnesota Catholic Conference is one of two groups rallying against a controversial policy on transgender student-athletes that goes before the Minnesota State High School League board Wednesday.

Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic bishops have adopted a policy requiring boys on the wrestling teams of Catholic schools or youth organizations to forfeit matches against female opponents.

Healing and trust for tortured women -- 55,000 African asylum-seekers in Israel, 35,000 from Eritrea alone. Global Sisters ReportGlobal Sisters Report, devoted to covering the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious. It offers news, commentary and reflections on spirituality and theology.

Lewistown, Mont. -- Montana bishops meets with parishioners disturbed by their pastor's removing two longtime parish members from their voluntary posts because the two men married each other. By this account, the meeting went well.

Bishop Michael Warfel of Great Falls-Billings explains why he wants to safeguard the institution of marriage.

New Delhi, India -- Indira Gandhi National Open University to discontinue the Mother Teresa Chair in health, education and social work. Funds have dried up, university says. Christian protest.

The Bronx -- Molest victim makes stand at Fordham against Jesuit priests

The Catholic church in Sussex, whose bishop resigned last week after news of his two affairs with adult women became public, has found itself at the center of controversy, and we deserve an explanation, writes Adam Trimingham.


Looking for 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:

PP-header_with-outline.jpgPencil Preaching is a blog in which Celebration editor Pat Marrin combines Scripture and sketching to reflect on the Word.

DailyBreadBanner.jpgDaily Bread is a series of 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.

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