As younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works

Amid fight over Kavanaugh, annual Red Mass for Supreme Court skips the politics
The Washington Post *
Jesuits, legal institutions back away from Kavanaugh vote
The Associated Press
How the Vatican handled reports of Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual misconduct and what it says about the Catholic Church
The Washington Post *
Missouri Senate candidate Hawley to speak at university chapel, despite IRS guideline
The Associated Press
As younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works
The Boston Globe *
Pennsylvania report on state college abuse kept from public
The Associated Press
The bells of St. Martin’s fall silent as churches in Harlem struggle
The New York Times *
‘The end of our journey’: A historic black church closes its doors in a changing D.C.
The Washington Post *
Meat labs pursue a once-impossible goal: kosher bacon
The New York Times *
 

International Headlines

Pope defrocks Fernando Karadima, priest at center of abuse outrage in Chile
The New York Times *
Vatican deal with Beijing leaves some key questions unresolved
Reuters
Brazil’s growing evangelical movement to shape election
Deutsche Welle
Romania: Broadcast of same-sex marriage debate interrupted
The Associated Press
Erdogan opens huge mosque in Germany amid rival rallies
Al Jazeera
Archbishop of York says he will retire in 2020
The Guardian
At least 27 die after drinking bootleg alcohol in Iran
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

Religious freedom for me, but not for thee
The Washington Post *
Trump prophecy and other Christian movements: three essential reads
The Conversation
Kavanaugh saga uncomfortable for Catholics amid crisis over sexual abuse
New York Magazine
China Uighurs: All you need to know on Muslim ‘crackdown’
BBC News
‘The Satanic Verses’ sowed the seeds of rifts that have grown ever wider
The Guardian
How do Christians fit into the two-party system? They don’t
The New York Times *

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