Callista Gingrich to be next Vatican ambassador

NY Times: President to nominate Callista Gingrich as Vatican ambassador: Wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said to have played critical role in her husband's conversion to Catholicism

Ban on plastic bags hobbles food drive for needy: Food collected for organizations like St. Vincent de Paul charity in Porterville down more than 50 percent from last year because of California’s prohibition on use of plastic bags

‘The prayer for our times’: Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez: "the rosary seems to be just the prayer we need for our distracted and troubled times"