Catholic Church considers married priests

Same-sex marriage flashpoint: Alabama considers quitting the marriage business
NPR
Supreme Court takes case of death row inmate who forgot the crime
Reuters
Anti-Semitic incidents soared in 2017, marking nation’s largest single-year increase, report finds
The Washington Post *
Catholic bishops sever ties to Texas Right to Life, exposing rift
Austin American-Statesman *
Billy Graham warned against embracing a president. His son has gone another way
The New York Times *
Battle over religion in public schools waged in one of America’s fastest-growing cities
Religion News Service
More women seem to be crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois
Chicago Tribune *
Eido Shimano, Buddhist leader who resigned in scandal, dies at 85
The New York Times *
 

International Headlines

Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties
The Associated Press
A quiet Jerusalem neighborhood gets a U.S. embassy, and a spotlight
The New York Times *
China rights lawyer dies in ‘mysterious’ circumstances, supporters say
CNN
Catholic Church considers married priests to ease Amazon clergy shortage
The Wall Street Journal *
Polish Holocaust rescuers call for Polish-Israeli dialogue
The Associated Press
Saudi Arabia allows women to join military
BBC News
Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash
Reuters
Turkey’s Erdogan in row over ‘girl martyr’ comment on TV
BBC News
 

Analysis & Commentary

Why Polish Jews are growing uneasy
Bloomberg
Death penalty madness in Alabama
The New York Times *
The tunnels that house old Qurans
BBC News
 

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