Sistine Chapel Choir to make rare visit to U.S.

Ramadan at Trump’s White House is the invite no Muslim wants
BUZZFEED
Nevada and Connecticut are latest to ban discredited ‘conversion therapy’
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Christian school: Teen banned from graduation ‘not because she is pregnant but because she was immoral’
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Young Nebraska priests’ chants become best-selling album
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
County council president, church leader clash over allegations of Maryland cemetery ‘coverup’
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Sistine Chapel Choir to make rare visit to U.S. in September
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

International Headlines

Duterte says he may widen martial law from Mindanao to include all of the Philippines
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Philippines deploys top commandos, attack helicopters to retake city from Islamist rebels
REUTERS
Obama gets rock-star welcome in Berlin, praises Merkel
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Didsbury mosque distances itself from Manchester bomber
THE GUARDIAN
Jerusalem Day celebration underscores Israeli-Palestinian divide
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Same-sex marriage is not a Western idea, says lead lawyer in historic Taiwan ruling
BUZZFEED
President orders thorough probe of Indonesia suicide attacks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sri Lanka police blamed for not stopping attacks on Muslims
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In sickness, Greek islanders rely on volunteers – and God
REUTERS
Ex-tennis great avoids Qantas over same-sex marriage edict
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Analysis & Commentary

Trump avoids major slips on international religious tour
NPR
From 9/11 to Manchester
TE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
First he became an American – then he joined ISIS
THE ATLANTIC
Why Saudi women are literally living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ and ours
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
The Book of Mormon gets the literary treatment
RELIGION & POLITICS
 

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