Centuries-old arm of St. Francis Xavier is in Ottawa

N.J. town agrees to settle with Jewish group over eruv ban
NJ.com
N.J. city settles lawsuit with Muslim group, clearing the way for mosque
The Jersey Journal
Missouri AG blames sex trafficking on ‘sexual revolution’ of 1960s in speech to pastors
The Kansas City Star *
Muslim inmate sues state over failure to provide halal meals
The Oregonian *
Five years of Francis: Prominent pope watchers debate his legacy
Religion News Service
 

International Headlines

Polish lawmakers back Holocaust bill, drawing Israeli outrage, U.S. concern
Reuters
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
The Associated Press
Anti-Semitic incidents in UK at all-time high
The Guardian
Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe
The Associated Press
Far-right AfD member converted to Islam in protest at acceptance of gay marriage in the church
The Telegraph *
Register Islamic marriages under UK law, sharia review says
The Guardian
Dozens buried in mass graves confirmed by AP
The Associated Press
Israel rejects UN report on companies linked to settlements
Reuters
Centuries-old arm of St. Francis Xavier is in Ottawa
CBC News
What would Jesus say? European Catholics grapple with Lord’s Prayer translations
Religion News Service
‘A bit of you is always on duty’: The vicars struggling with stress
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

Mel Gibson’s sequel to The Passion of the Christ will face challenges its predecessor didn’t
Vox
Why Thomas Jefferson owned a Quran
Smithsonian
As Australian Muslim women we don’t have to be told what we can wear
The Guardian
Government had no role in my late-term abortion struggle. Let’s keep it that way
USA TODAY
The apocalyptic vision behind Mike Pence’s Holocaust comments
The Washington Post *
 

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