The man who has seen more U.S. executions than anyone else

D.C. Metro can ban all religious ads on buses and trains, court rules
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Group seeks to halt prayers at West Virginia council meeting
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The man who has seen more U.S. executions than anyone else
THE WASHINGTON POST*
U.S. Vatican cardinal: Not once did I even suspect McCarrick
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A surprise in Paul Ryan’s ancestry: He’s slightly Jewish
THE WASHINGTON POST*
A Mormon mom said she was barred from entering temples after breastfeeding her baby at church
BUZZFEED NEWS
Sister Maureen Paul Turlish, a voice for sex abuse victims, dies at 79
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

International Headlines

Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chinese surveillance expands to Muslims making Mecca pilgrimage
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
China promoting flying of state flags at religious events
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
They’re ‘blood brothers’ with Israel’s Jews. But Druze call new law a betrayal
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philippine bombing kills 10, showing insurgents remain a problem
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal
REUTERS
Catholic Church faces reckoning in Chile as sex abuse scandal widens
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Protests in Indonesia as girl raped by brother is jailed for abortion
THE GUARDIAN
 

Analysis & Commentary

British Jews find their voice
THE ATLANTIC
Jeff Sessions’ new task force will hearten conservative Christians. A lot of other groups are worried
THE WASHINGTON POST*
How insurers can send patients to religious hospitals that restrict reproductive care
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
The Vatican shows an overdue decisiveness on sexual abuse
THE ECONOMIST*
The Catholic Church has obliterated its ability to inspire trust
THE WASHINGTON POST*
 

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