A group of atheists is suing a Bergen County animal shelter because it used a Catholic priest to bless cats and dogs, the New York Post reports. (Click on Title for entire story.)

A special edition Lamborghini sports car presented to Pope Francis will be auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity, Aid to the Church in Need reports. (Click on title for full story)

Leaders in the United States “must engage in a real debate about needed measures to save lives and make our communities safer,” said the chairman of the US bishops’ domestic policy committee, CNS reports. (Click on title for whole article.)

Pope Francis has requested a debate over allowing married men in the Amazon region of Brazil to become priests, in a controversial move that is likely to outrage conservatives in the Church, Vatican sources say. (Click on title for entire story.)

The official Catholic-Lutheran dialogue will begin a deeper exploration of common beliefs and differences on “church, Eucharist and ministry,” the Vatican and the Lutheran World Federation announced yesterday, CNS reports. (Click on Title for whole story.)