Church cleaning up material sins but not the Spiritual ones

Catholic high school fires teacher who applied for gay marriage license: In the latest in a string of similar incidents, a teacher at suburban Philadelphia Catholic high school has been fired after applying for a gay marriage license. The Human Rights Campaign is taking up the issue.

Pope Francis on the “global scandal” of hunger: The pope on Monday denounced the “global scandal” of hunger, calling for an international “wave of prayer” to call attention to the plight of the needy and homeless. Mike Gerson says the pope is making an argument for “compassionate capitalism.” Tom Krattenmaker says the pope isn’t a standard bearer for the right or left.

A Catholic priest surge: In a video, Center for Bioethics and Culture education director and author Christopher White argues why young men are flocking to join the priesthood.

Philippines, Muslim rebels sign power-sharing accord: Philippine officials have signed a power-sharing accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, the AP reports. The insurgents have been fighting for self-rule for minority Muslims in the south of the predominantly Roman Catholic nation in a conflict that has left thousands dead.