Pope Francis is beloved. His papacy might be a disaster

Trump pick for UN migration job shared tweets warning of creeping Sharia, pushed fringe view of Islam
CNN
Pope Francis issued a controversial document on the family. The D.C. archbishop has a pioneering plan to implement it
The Washington Post *
Interfaith leaders, youths to push for assault rifle ban
The Associated Press
Lutheran seminary fires president in furor over past ties with anti-gay group
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *
Hawaii candidate fights off ‘anti-LGBT preacher’ claims
The Associated Press
Religious liberties bill likely dead in Iowa Legislature
The Des Moines Register *
Police: Women who snatched items from Tempe mosque arrested
The Arizona Republic *
John Pavlovitz, digital pastor of the resistance, pitches a bigger Christian tent
Religion News Service
The nun in Loyola-Chicago’s huddle has a few things to say
The New York Times *
 

International Headlines

Muslims lament lack of solidarity over German mosque attacks
The Associated Press
Horst Seehofer: Islam does not belong to Germany, says new minister
BBC News
Anti-Muslim letters to MPs bear hallmarks of earlier hate campaign
The Guardian
Ethnic Uighurs protest Chinese security crackdown
The Associated Press
Christians come under threat in Pakistan: ‘No one accused of blasphemy is ever safe’
The Washington Post *
School dance, anyone? Pakistan lawmakers in Punjab seek ban
The Associated Press
Jagmeet Singh defends Sikh rally attendance
The Globe and Mail *
 

Analysis & Commentary

Pope Francis is beloved. His papacy might be a disaster
The New York Times *
Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, talks about politics as a battle of good and evil
Vox
Mike Pompeo’s allies on the anti-Muslim right
The Atlantic
The number of ex-Muslims in America is rising
The Economist *
Black, gay and losing faith
The New York Times *
A summer vacation in China’s Muslim gulag
Foreign Policy *
 

* Some websites may require a paid subscription