Pope orders retired prelates to live austerely, shun power

Attorneys warned not to ‘mention’ abortion to immigrant teens in custody, per email from legal group
The Washington Post *
Florida synagogue holds healing service after mass school shooting; Jews among 17 dead
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Dozens testify on bill to ban the practice of ‘conversion therapy’ on minors in Maine
The Portland Press Herald *
Uber passenger allegedly pulled a gun on Sikh driver: ‘I hate turban people’
The Washington Post *
This former gymnast raised an army to take on Larry Nassar. Can she take on sex abuse in churches next?
The Washington Post *

International Headlines

Muslim leader urges Macron not to meddle too much in French Islam
Reuters
Vatican denies ex-pope Benedict suffering from debilitating disease
Reuters
Vatican tries to defuse scandal, says pope meets victims
The Associated Press
Pope orders retired prelates to live austerely, shun power
Reuters
U.S. may seek to put Pakistan on terrorism-finance list
The New York Times *
U.S. and Britain are divided over what to do with captured ISIS fighters
The Washington Post *
How reversal on same-sex marriage could affect Bermuda tourism
The New York Times *
Pakistan begins seizing charities linked to U.S.-wanted cleric
The Associated Press
‘You can’t ban love’: Pakistanis defy a Valentine’s Day prohibition
The New York Times *
Yazidi women finally go to school, defying former ISIS rulers — and their own parents
NPR
‘Corporate capitulation’: Mercedes chided for China apology over Dalai Lama quote
The Associated Press
 

Analysis & Commentary

What will you give up for Lent?
The New York Times *
Texas’ anti-Islam, anti-vaccine, born-again Christian candidate is a Democrat
The Daily Beast
#MosqueMeToo puts Muslim women ‘between a rock and a hard place’
Slate
Do Israeli students need to visit Auschwitz?
The New York Times *
What counsel, if any, should LDS bishops give to spouses in abusive marriages?
The Salt Lake Tribune *
 

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