When the cardinal sins

Sessions announces new ‘religious liberty task force’
CNN
U.S. nuns demand action to end ‘culture of silence’ on abuse
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As rumors of sexual misdeeds swirled, Cardinal McCarrick became a powerful fundraiser for the Vatican
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Catholic University of America strips Theodore McCarrick of honorary degree
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Military Bible display at center of religious liberty tussle
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Carmel hate crime: Mayor asks residents to fly flags to show solidarity against anti-Semitic vandalism
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR*
Priest punched, doused in wine, beaten with bottle, police say
DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL*
Christian camps get creative to attract youth in a tech-distracted age
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
 

International Headlines

‘There’s going to be a raid’: A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic Church to give up secrets
REUTERS
Indonesia bans Islamic State-linked terror group behind child suicide bombings
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
Islamic State claims southern Philippine blast that killed 11
REUTERS
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly attack on cyclists killed in Tajikistan
NPR
In a remote convent, an endangered salamander finds a shot at renewal
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Myanmar appoints panel to probe Rohingya abuses
REUTERS
Israel’s Herzog vows to bridge Jewish divide
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Where churches have become temples of cheese, fitness and eroticism
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

Analysis & Commentary

When the cardinal sins
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of ‘halal’
THE CONVERSATION
Israel’s hugely controversial ‘nation-state’ law, explained
VOX
What Richard Dawkins doesn’t get about the Muslim call to prayer
THE CONVERSATION
Redneck Muslim
THE ATLANTIC
The Azmi sisters go hard in ball hockey. Don’t act so surprised
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

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