From the Bible Belt, EWTN shapes world Catholic news

Judge blocks Trump effort to roll back birth control mandate nationwide
The Washington Post *
From the Bible Belt, EWTN shapes world Catholic news
Religion News Service
‘In God We Trust’ - the bills Christian nationalists hope will ‘protect religious freedom’
The Guardian
A bat mitzvah girl debuts a new way for blind Jews to participate in an ancient tradition
The Washington Post *
‘Quite a shock’: The priest was a D.C. luminary. Then he had a disturbing fall from grace
The Washington Post *
After 24 years, scholar completes 3,000-page translation of the Hebrew Bible
NPR

International Headlines

India’s mega Hindu festival begins under cloud of toxic air
The Associated Press
Indian woman alleges assault by mother-in-law for defying temple ban
Reuters
Chechnya LGBT: Dozens ‘detained in new gay purge’
BBC News
In northern Kenya, al-Shabab militants target Christian teachers
Religion News Service
Diabolical liberty? Anger over Spanish city’s ‘friendly’ devil
The Guardian
Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions
The Associated Press
Israeli Christians protest artwork depicting Ronald McDonald as ‘McJesus’
Religion News Service
Israel to scour Danube in search for Holocaust remains
BBC News
China’s Muslims fear crackdown in ancient city of Xi’an
The Guardian
The Melbourne bakeries that tell a story of Jewish migration
BBC News
 

Analysis & Commentary

How the idea of hell has shaped the way we think
The New Yorker *
Why the Kumbh Mela in Prayahraj is the festival to end all festivals
The Guardian
A church under surveillance by a man in a Toyota
BBC News
Newly engaged Chris Pratt has been getting super evangelical and maybe you didn’t even notice
Slate
 

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