When Catholics criticize the pope

Babies with Down syndrome are put on center stage in the U.S. abortion fight
The Washington Post *
Trump considers an Israel trip to open U.S. embassy
The Wall Street Journal *
ACLU Georgia calls police training course on Islam ‘inflammatory, hateful’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution *
Satanic Temple files another lawsuit over Missouri’s abortion laws
St. Louis Post-Dispatch *
Five killings, three states and one common neo-Nazi link
NPR
Settlement reached in lawsuit over educators, alleged cult
The Associated Press
Pair arrested after harassing pastor in Sutherland Springs
San Antonio Express-News
Pastor: Fire that ravaged historic East Baltimore church ‘didn’t burn our faith’
The Baltimore Sun *

 

International Headlines

Christians are key to support for el-Sissi in upcoming Egypt election
Religion News Service
Rohingya crisis: UN envoy says refugees facing ‘forced starvation’
BBC News
Catholic hierarchy to be confronted over gender inequality
The Guardia
For Israel’s ‘dreamers,’ deportations bring uncertainty
The Washington Post *
Sri Lanka declares emergency amid anti-Muslim violence
The Associated Press
Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
The Associated Press
Saudi crown prince visits Cairo Coptic cathedral, meets pope
Reuters
‘Oh my God’ turns to ‘yay me’ as Saudi women practice driving
The New York Times *
 

Analysis & Commentary

Threatened with ‘acid, rape, abuse’: Protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab law
CNN
When Catholics criticize the pope
First Things
Americans may not know it, but they’ve long been embracing Hindu philosophy
Quartz

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