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Synod Update for Thursday

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Jesus Performed No Miracles Cardinal Kasper Wide PicA Secret Plot to Control the Synod? No; It’s Not Secret at All

by Phil Lawler

of Catholic Culture

 

Francis & the Cardinal, at the Synod, Disgraced in Sex Abuse Scandal – Damian Thompson
Archbishop Chaput: Synod’s Working Text Risks ‘Compromise’ with Sin – Patrick B. Craine
The Dirty Little Secret About Media Coverage – John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Pope Unable to Soothe Unease of Unexpected Synod Rule Changes; Plus More – E. Pentin
The Vatican Underreporting or Not Reporting the Synod Discussions – Edward Pentin
Synod Speeches Can Now Be Made Public; What You Need To Know – Michelle Bauman
What About Catholic Affirmation for Those in False Marriages? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D.
African Bishops Pull No Punches Striking Back at ‘Ideological Colonization’ – Elise Harris
What Is the Instrumentum Laboris Anyhow? – John Paul Shimek, The Ntnl Cth Register
Abp. Coleridge: Synod 65/35 against Communion for Divorced & Remarried – John Allen Jr.
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
For the THURSDAY EXTRA: Plus Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (October 9, 2015) click here.

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THURSDAY EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates

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Synod Fathers 2015 Extraordinary Session wide angle viewFor Many Catholics Following the Synod Too Closely Is a Path to Sorrow

by Francis Phillips

of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

Concerning Charlie Johnston and His Private Revelations – Kevin J. Symonds, CNaI
Who Is the Whore of Babylon? – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Syria Christians ‘Begging’ West to Help Refugees – Dan Meloy, Catholic San Francisco
Synod: Finding Inoffensive Language While Remaining Faithful to Gospel – Robert Royal
ISIS Keeps Killing Christians: Why Is This Merely ‘Conservative News’? – Terry Mattingly
Do We Really Want Pope Francis To Win the Nobel Peace Prize? – Ed West, Cthlc Herald
Religious Leaders, Scholars Ask Obama to Declare I. S. I. S. Violence a Genocide – The Reg
An Unexploded Bomb in the Instrumentum Laboris? – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
New Movement Seeks to Share the Reality of Marriage – Kevin Jones, The N. C. Register
Synod Problems: A Scandalized Bishop, Over-Represented Lib Bishops – Dam. Thompson
Looking Back: Gay ‘marriage’ Advocate Gregory Baum Lauded by Fr. T. Rosica – JH Westen
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday Morning – Big Pulpit (October 20, 2015)
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 20, 2015) click here.

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THURSDAY EDITION

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Hammer and NailsMilitant Scientism

by Nicene Guy

of Ignitum Today

 

Mass ‘of Belonging’, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog
Ghosts in a Secular Age – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Searched ‘Strange Stained Glass Windows’, Wasn’t Disappointed – T. J. Burdick, Epic Pew
Church May Stop Adoptions If Forced to Give Children to Homosexuals – The Age
White House Shouldn’t Interfere with Catholic Ed., Says Catholic Schools Expert – Petrisek
How Louis and Zelie Martin’s Marriage Is a Model for All Couples – Lance Richey, OSV
Saints are Still Being Made: Chiara Corbella Petrillo – K. V. Turley, Crisis Magazine
U. N. Bureaucracy To Push ‘L. G. B. T. Rights’ Despite Tensions – Stefano Gennarini J. D.
Europe Struggles to Deal with Refugee Crisis – Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV Newsweekly
Don’t Let Comparing Derail Your Business Focus – Christina Weber, Catholic Stand
Six Ways to Battle Biased Reporting – Carrie Gress, The National Catholic Register
Kim Davis, the Synod and the Weaponizing of Pope Francis – Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble
From Deep Within: Pope Francis’ Love for Tango – R. Jared Staudt, The N. C. Register
South Carolina Bishop Asks for Prayers & Support for Families Affected by Floods – C. H.
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday Morning – Big Pulpit (October 20, 2015)
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
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For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 20, 2015) click here.

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Second Synod Update for Wednesday

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Synod on the Family AD 2014 Cardinal Kasper Pope Francis divorced remarriedQuestions Raised Again About Official Synod Briefings

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Fr. Thomas Rosica’s Bias: Are We Getting The Whole Synod Story? – Steve Skojec, 1P5
Theological Conundrum for Reformers – George Weigel, First Things
Is the Homosexual Tendency a Complex Reality? – John Collins, Crisis Magazine
Absolutely Stunning Candlelight Marian Procession for the Synod – Steve Skojec, 1P5
Archbishops Chaput and Kurtz Named Relators of Synod Small Groups – Edward Pentin
The Catholic Church Will Survive: Putting Crises in Perspective – Thomas L. McDonald
How We Have Systematically Rejected God’s Plan for Marriage – Msgr. Charles Pope
To Reformers: ‘We Will Not Be Lobbied’ – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The N. C. Register
Abp. Chaput: Lobbying Is Inevitable at Any Synod – Abp. Charles J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap.
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.

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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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Schism Earthquake CrackIs Catholicism About to Break Into Three?

by Father Dwight Longenecker

of Crux

 

A Protestant Historian Discovers  the Catholic Church – A. David Anders Ph. D., TCHNI
What Version of the Bible Does John Kasich Own? – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic
What Does Pope Francis Believe? – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Judge Rules C.M.P. Can Turn Over All Film in Planned Parenthood Sting – Kathy Schiffer
What To Do If the Host Disappears? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Dorothy Day: Saint or Crank? – John Zmirak, The Stream
Benedict Option F. A. Q. – Rod Dreher
How Powerful Is Our Lady Undoer of Knots? – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Cth Nws & Ins
Seven Prayers for God to Defend and Cleanse His Holy Catholic Church – Saint Peter’s List
Pope Francis’ War on Gender Theory – Paul Kengor, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Vatican Announces (Pro-Life?) Papal Trip to Mexico – John Paul Shimek, The Register
A Tale of Three Holy Cards – Peter Kwasniewski Ph. D., New Liturgical Movement
Forget Trust Falls; Try a Game of Throws – Nic Davidson, Ignitum Today
Old Roads & New Roads; History Feeding the Soul – Mitchell Kalpakgian Ph. D., TaCF
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Wrap-Up for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 26, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 28, 2105)
Post-Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 29, 2015)
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 27, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (October 27, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 28, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EXTRA (October 28, 2015) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (October 29, 2015) click here.
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Synod Update for Wednesday

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Saint Peters Square at Dusk DawnThose That We Bend For, Could Care Less About Being Catholic

by Father Nicholas Gregoris

The Dispatch from The Catholic World Report

 

The Cooked, the Crude, the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
How the Church Saved My Marriage: Not By Changing Praxis! – Rachael Marie Collins, FT
Synod Day 2: Pope Affirms Doctrine on Marriage Not Called Into Question – Edward Pentin
Multiple Fault Lines Emerge After Day 2 – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald Magazine
Predicting the Synod: Not Gonna Happen – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Will the Bishops Pay Obedience to the Faith? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D., Catholic Culture
The Synod’s ‘Maginot Line’ – Patrick Archbold, Fetzen Fliegen
Crd. DiNardo: Working Doc. Uneven in Quality; Synod Fathers Offer Insight – C. Harmon
Of African Family Values and the Synod; Polygamy An Issue – Francis Njuguna, The Reg
Five Things You Can Do to Support the Synod – Marge Fenelon, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Archbishop Kurtz Interviewed After Day 1 – Edward Pentin, The National Cthlc Register
Vatican Press Conf. Suggests Clearer, Evangelizing Synod Discussion – John Paul Shimek
Pp. Francis Makes First Direct Intervention; Was Crd. Erdö Undermined? – Fr. N. Gregoris
Full Text of Cardinal Erdö’s Speech to the Opening of the Synod – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.

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TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod on the Family

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Pope Francis and Cardinal Peter Erdo at Synod 2015 TalkingCardinal Erdö’s Emphatic Defense of Church Teaching Marks Day 1 of Synod

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Syrian Archbishop Criticizes President Obama for ‘Siding with al-Qaeda’ – Sim. Caldwell
Rationalization of Sin: Who Is Your Container? – Gabriel Garnica, Catholic Stand
Not the Bad 1st Marriage but 2nd Relationship that Stops Eucharistic Access – X. Rynne II
Pope Francis’ Visit: Pastoral or Political? – Denise J. Hunnell M. D., Catholic Stand
Catholic Schools Must Instil in Youth Renewed Understanding of Marriage – Francis Phillips
An Open Letter to the Synod From Over 100 Converts – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia
How Pornography Turns Men Into Little Boys – Matt Fradd, The Catholic Gentleman
Head of Polish Bishops: No Compromise Between Truth & Untruth – Edward Pentin
Master, Peer, Ward, Puppet – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
Belgium’s Euthanasia Slippery Slope: Now It’s for Grief – Celeste McGovern, The Register
Vatican Official Who Came Out May Sway Synod in Way He Didn’t Expect Want – Ph. Lawler
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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TUESDAY EDITION

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Dont Tread on Me Yellow Snake Flag Freedom Liberty AmericanOn Resistance: What are the Options?

by James Kalb

of Crisis Magazine

 

Oops! Watch M.S.N.B.C.’s Pro-Abortion Hit Job Backfire on Live T.V. – Joan F. Desmond
To Whom Do Children Belong? How Gay ‘Marriage’ Threatens Parental Rights – Moschella
The Repercussions of Divorce on a Child – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
What Path Is God Calling Me To? – Fr. John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Catholic Fantasy Football Draft – Tristan Rios, Epic Pew
The Grocery Line Love Story – Judith Costello, Catholic Stand
Two Keys to Understanding Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage – Fr. Anthony Gerber, PbT
The Duty of Parents – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Gentleman
Personhood and Monkey Business – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Mexican Exorcist Among Sainthood Causes Advanced by Pope – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Striving for a Better Understanding of ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Why Outreach to the Divorced Is the Catholic Way – Susie Lloyd, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Embrace God’s Mercy, Today! – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
Marriage and Family – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph. D., Catholic Lane
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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Synod Update for Monday

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Cardinal Peter ErdoGood News from the Synod, Nine Things to Know and Share

by Jimmy Akin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Cardinal Kasper Resorts to the ‘F’ Word in Addressing Critics – Mark Brumley
It’s the Adultery, Stupid – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
I’m Already Sick of the Synod, Synod Fatigue™ – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Do They not fear God?’ – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Words of Encouragement From Our Contemporary Athanasius – Steve Skojec, One Ptr 5
10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy
Thomas More: The Saint for the Synod – Samuel Gregg, The Catholic World Report
The Synod on the Family: A Guide to the Opening Day – John Paul Shimek, The Dispatch
Review: Christ’s New Homeland, Africa; Re: Synod by African Pastors – Msgr. I. Barreiro
Pope Opens Synod of Bishops with Call to Blend Tradition with Mercy – Inés San Martín
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

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Pope Francis waving to crowd smiling outside sunnyWe’ve Been Warned; Pope Francis

by Molly Oshatz

of First Things

 

Squaring the Circle: The Synod’s Most Likely Outcome, Barring a Miracle – Rorate Cæli
The Battle Over Sexuality In The Catholic Church Begins – William M. Briggs, SttS
Mark Wahlberg and the Catholic Conscience – Susie Lloyd, The National Cthlc Register
Archbishop Gänswein’s Thinly Veiled Critique of the German Bishops – Rorate Cæli
Five Guiding Principles for the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
The Importance of Showing Up – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Abortion Is the Primary Preventable Risk Factor for Breast Cancer – Patty Knap, The Reg
U. S. States Will Be Able to Defund Planned Parenthood – Catholic Herald Magazine
Full Text: Pope Francis’s Address to Opening Session of Synod – Catholic Herald Magazine
All Those Moves, and Still Home – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Syrian Town of Christian Martyrs Licks its Wounds – Arthur Herlin, Aleteia
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 27, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (October 27, 2015) click here.

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MONDAY EDITION

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Pope Francis Celebrates Opening Synod 2015 MassPope Francis and Synod 2015: A ‘Humanae Vitae Effect’ in the Offing?

by Andrea Gagliarducci

of Monday Vatican

 

Scorsese’s Adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s Book about Jesuit Missionaries – Matthew Becklo
Time to Knock the Supremes Down a Peg or Three – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
End Your Day With the Examen – Lianna Mueller, Ignitum Today
Pope Francis’ Teachings Defy Labeling – Michael Barber Ph. D., The S. D. Union-Trib
The Church and the ‘Marriage Business’ – Fr. Mark Cyprian Chapman Obl. S. B.
An Interview with Governor Bobby Jindal – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Answers
Talk, Talk: Why Catholics Should Debate on the Internet – John McNichol, Catholic Stand
As Synod Starts, Pope Affirms Marriage Between Man & Woman – Elise Harris, The Reg
Pope Francis’s Homily at the Family Synod’s Opening Mass: Full Text – Edward Pentin
10 Things All Churches Should Understand About Their LGBT Neighbors – Glenn Stanton
You Have The Rite To Remain Silent – Kevin DiCamillo, The National Catholic Register
Fourth Spiritual Work of Mercy: To Bear Wrongs Patiently – Philip Kosloski, The Register
A Catholic Doctor’s Perspective on Addyi, the ‘Female Viagra’ – Patrick Beeman, The Reg
Last Minute Changes to the Synod are ‘Unacceptable’ – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 15, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the LATE THURSDAY EDITION (October 15, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EDITION (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
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Synod Update for Sunday

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Pope Francis Synod 2014‘The Pope Has the Final Word’; An Assessment of the New Synod Rules

by Edward Pentin

of The National Catholic Register

 

What’s the Likely Outcome of the Synod? Predictions Prove Complicated – Robert Royal
What a Divorced & Remarried Catholic Wants from the Synod – Luma Simms, First Thngs
Same-Sex Attracted Persons Focus Importance of Dogma for Synod – Edward Pentin
Interview with Edward Pentin, Author of ‘The Rigging of the Synod’ – Beverly Stevens
Eight Reasons To Believe The Synod Will Be Manipulated – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
If Church Legitimizes Putting Away a Spouse for Another, It’s Blasphemy – R. Smith Ph.D.
Marriage Is Good, True & Beautiful, Synod Needs to Show This – Francis Phillips, Cth Hrld
Snapshots of the Bishops Who Will Represent the U. S. at the Synod – The N. C. Register
Vatican Outlines Family Synod Process – Elise Harris, The National Catholic Register
Ahead of the Synod, LGBT Activists Lobby Bishops and Here’s Their Wish List – K. J. Jones
Nearly 800,000 Sign Appeal Calling on Pope to Clarify Church Doctrine – Edward Pentin
Crd. Sarah: Fidelity to God & Family Is Africa’s Most Precious Treasure – Joan F. Desmond
Pope Francis’s Address at Family Synod Prayer Vigil: Full Text – Catholic Herald Magazine
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
For the LATE SUNDAY EDITION (October 4, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.

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