Pope Francis admits: ‘When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep’

Manhattan terror attack kills eight and injures 11
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Senate OKs judicial nominee in middle of religious fight
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christian writer banned from Liberty University campus after criticizing Trump ally
NPR
On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Lawsuit targets Trump’s rollback of birth-control rule
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trial opens for Marine drill instructor accused of abusing Muslim recruits during whiskey-fueled assaults
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Citing the Bible, the EPA just changed its rules for science advisers
BUZZFEED
Moore gathers with GOP establishment he derided
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

International Headlines

How the prosperity gospel is sparking a major change in predominantly Catholic Brazil
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Some Indonesians fear country’s religious intolerance is growing
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Is the end of Israeli democracy nigh? Israelis debate its future
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
An overwhelmed Europe no longer sees returning ISIS fighters as the main threat
BUZZFEED
Kabul Green Zone attacked by suicide bomber
BBC NEWS
Pope condemns militant attacks, says killers abuse name of God
REUTERS
Pope Francis admits: ‘When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep’
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A train called Anne Frank? German railway plan prompts outcry
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Analysis & Commentary

What the attack in New York revealed about the Islamic State’s supporters
THE ATLANTIC
Why Trump celebrated a Hindu religious holiday
POLITICO
Take religion. Remove God. Add #resistance. Meet the Satanic Temple
VOX
Confederate monuments and the power of absence
RELIGION & POLITICS
The other Reformation: How Martin Luther changed our beer, too
NPR
 

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