Catholic luminary Navarro-Valls dies, aged 80

Oregon approves measure requiring insurers to cover abortion
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Hobby Lobby agrees to forfeit 5,500 artifacts smuggled out of Iraq
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For Muslims looking to date, the Trump era sparks interest in matchmaking services
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The Farm Belt führer: The making of a neo-Nazi
The Guardian
Congressman retracts Auschwitz video and apologizes, after criticism
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Praying nun harassed, threatened inside NYC Catholic church
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Florida schedules its first execution in more than 18 months
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Virginia man facing execution draws international support for clemency
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International Headlines

Vatican admits past problems at hospital after AP probe
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In British baby’s case, Catholic views aren’t so clear-cut
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Ex-papal spokesman and Catholic luminary Navarro-Valls dies, aged 80
Reuters
Ashutosh Maharaj: Followers win fight to keep guru in freezer
BBC News
Clerical abuse survivors step up call for accountability
The Guardian
A couple was denied entry into a hotel because they are a Hindu-Muslim couple
BuzzFeed
Austria: Muslim kindergarten study reviewed for text changes
The Associated Press
Malaysian Muslim group joins Indonesian call for Starbucks boycott over LGBT stand
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Analysis & Commentary

What Hobby Lobby’s president plans to do with 40,000 biblical artifacts
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How the death of a Muslim recruit revealed a culture of brutality in the Marines
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Objects of devotion: Tracing religion in early America
1A
Can Facebook replace church?
Religion News Service
The Muslim prom queen and me
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