Rwanda closes ‘700 unsafe, noisy churches’

Shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz had swastikas on ammunition magazines
CBS News
Mennonite investigator sent to jail after refusing to testify in Robert Ray death penalty hearing
The Denver Post *
Satanists sue Arizona city, allege religious discrimination
The Arizona Republic *
Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church
The Associated Press
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants
Religion News Service
Indiana mosque wins zoning approval: ‘My children are the future of Carmel’
The Indianapolis Star *
 

International Headlines

Afghanistan’s Ghani offers talks with Taliban ‘without preconditions’
Reuters
Afghan leader’s offer to Taliban is a last-ditch gamble for peace
The Guardian
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens after spat
The Associated Press
Poland’s Jewish community had rebounded, but now there’s ‘a growing feeling of unease’
The Washington Post *
Swiss government: Pope Francis to visit Geneva this summer
The Associated Press
Vatican investigator in Chile hears more sex abuse complaints
Reuters
Rwanda closes ‘700 unsafe, noisy churches’
BBC News
Rohingya refugees test Bangladeshi welcome as prices rise and repatriation stalls
Reuters
Indonesian Christians flogged in rare Shariah punishment for non-Muslims
The Wall Street Journal *
India temple stirs controversy for ‘piercing’ children’s bodies
BBC News
 

Analysis & Commentary

Rev. Billy Graham will have a memorial viewing at the U.S. Capitol. Is that appropriate for a religious leader?
The Washington Post *
The ‘exorcism’ that turned into murder
BBC News
Scott Pruitt vs. the pope
The New Republic *
Everyone seems to be speaking for God. Heaven help us
The Washington Post *

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