Two American wives of ISIS militants want to return home

As pope holds sex abuse summit, U.S. Catholics not hopeful for ‘bold moves’
NPR
Catholic churches in Colorado will allow former federal prosecutor to review allegations of sex abuse by priests
THE DENVER POST*
As Vatican meets on sex abuse, pope must defrock Guam’s Apuron, groups say
PACIFIC DAILY NEWS
The Washington Post sued by family of Covington Catholic teenager
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Supreme Court blocks Texas from executing mentally disabled man
NPR
Two American wives of ISIS militants want to return home
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Megachurch announces executive committee will resign, more changes after founding pastor fired
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Albert Vorspan, 95, is dead; rallied Reform Judaism for social justice
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

International Headlines

Ending the silence on sex abuse: Vatican holds summit
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Abuse victims demand to see pope, say bishops should be sacked
REUTERS
Thousands protest against anti-Semitism in France
BBC NEWS
Murders of religious minorities in India go unpunished, report finds
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
British inquiry into church sexual abuse blasts UK’s papal nuncio
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
‘Tarnished image’: Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination
REUTERS
Teenager who travelled from London to Syria to join ISIS ‘a bit shocked’ that UK has revoked citizenship
THE GUARDIAN
Zimbabwe pastor who helped oust Mugabe returns to protesting — and jail
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
 

Analysis & Commentary

The disappeared children of Israel
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
A plan to counter anti-Jewish prejudice
THE ECONOMIST*
The Catholic Church is breaking people’s hearts
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
The lessons Southern Baptists need to learn
THE ATLANTIC
The creeping liberalism in American Islam
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

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