In private letters, Benedict rebukes critics of Pope Francis

Evangelical leaders are frustrated at GOP caution on Kavanaugh allegation
The New York Times *
With Kavanaugh allegations, religious leaders remain divided on court nomination
Religion News Service
Anti-abuse activists pan U.S. Catholic bishops’ new proposals
The Associated Press
Church sex abuse review is ordered by Cardinal Dolan
The New York Times *
Donald Wuerl’s handling of abuse claims imperils his legacy as a reformer
The Washington Post *
At the church she called home, she found her own quiet way to protest
The Boston Globe *
The 0.1 percent: Gay ex-Mormon Derek Kitchen looks to shake up Utah politics
NBC News
Michigan football team barred from praying for coach’s ailing daughter on field
USA Today
 

International Headlines

China distances children from families to subdue Muslim west
The Associated Press
Pakistan criticizes China over treatment of ethnic Muslims
The Guardian
Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls woo millennials, Muslims as election in focus
Reuters
Five years after mall Kenya attack, al-Shabab’s threat grows
The Associated Press
Pope to preach solidarity on Baltics visit in shadow of hostile Russia
Reuters
In private letters, Benedict rebukes critics of Pope Francis
The New York Times *
Catholic priest in Slovakia challenges celibacy rules
Th Associated Press
Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in ‘quality of tourists’
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

Why hasn’t Trump’s refugee policy repelled his Christian supporters?
The Atlantic
A secretive religion tries to secure its future
The Economist *
How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean
The Conversation
Why schools are banning yoga
The Atlantic
They banned her film because it featured LGBT characters. So she took them to court — and won
Buzzfeed
 

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