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Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide (Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)
Commentary: Modern Islamic violence has Marxist roots (James Baresel, Church Militant)
Chile’s religious leaders condemn violence; call for justice (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious violence in Bangladesh leaves 4 dead, dozens injured (Daily Star, Asia News Network)
Mexican bishops call for peace, conversion amid growing violence (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Catholic priest murdered in Kenya, latest in string of killings (Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Provincial governor’s spokesman says 62 killed, 36 wounded in mosque explosion in eastern Afghanistan (Associated Press)
Afghanistan mosque bombing kills 62 worshippers (BBC News)
Armed men attack Burkina Faso mosque, kill at least 16 (Arsene Kabore, Associated Press)
Today's methods for countering anti-Semitism insufficient - The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR) (Interfax-Religion)
Opposition to Modi isn’t just about anti-Muslim violence, Indian Christians say (Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)
Hoa Hao Buddhists in Vietnam beaten while trying to stop temple demolition (Radio Free Asia)
Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm (Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
U.N. Panel: Violence based on religious grounds must end (Isabelle Senechal and Ryan Di Corpo, America Magazine)
Priest’s murder latest violent attack against Church personnel in Brazil’s capital (Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Christian accused of selling beef lynched in India (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Rise in police killings worry the Church leaders in Brazil (Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistan arrests 3 over attack on temple, Hindu homes (Associated Press)
UN plan tackles killing sprees at holy sites (Yeni Şafak English)
‘Reaffirm the sanctity’ of religious sites, says Guterres, launching new plan to ‘counter hate and violence’ (The European Sting)
Church demands government action after attack on Catholic school in India (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican U.N. nuncio laments ‘cycle of violence’ surrounding 9/11 attacks (Catholic News Service)
Christians in Burkina Faso face options: ‘Flee, convert or die’ (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011 (Associated Press)
Report: Hindu radicals citing law as justification for attacks (Charlie Butts, One News Now)
Violence based on religion — why everyone suffers (Tehmina Arora, La Croix International)
Another outbreak of violence among Ukrainian Orthodox parishioners (Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Turn to Jesus, not religion says Pr Patience Museveni Rwabwogo (Male Marvin, Uganda Christian News)
Afghan wedding bombing reiterates religion’s murderous capacity (Rick Snedeker, Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist)
Nigerian bishop condemns killing of priest who had worked for peace (Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service)
Archbishop of Canterbury mourns victims of Sri Lanka attacks (Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
Remarks by Special Advisor for Religious Minorities Knox Thames (U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States)
Church and security forces agree to ‘dialogue’ on volatile island in central Philippines (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kandhamal ‘growing in faith’ 11 years after India’s worst anti-Christian violence (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
First International Day For Victims of Anti-Religious Violence (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (United Nations General Assembly Resolution)
August 22 designated as day to honor victims of religious violence around the world (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
A day to resolve to fight religious persecution (Sean Nelson, The Daily Signal)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (Facebook video) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Explosion in Iraq near Shiite mosque kills 3, wounds dozens (Murtada Faraj, Associated Press)
UN chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution (Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
Why do terrorists attack places of worship? (Deutsche Welle)
Cameroon bishop: ‘I am not safe’ after speaking out against conflict (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UN envoy appreciates govt’s efforts to guarantee safety following Easter attacks (Ada Derana)
India struggles with religious lynchings (Kunal Purohit, Deutsche Welle)
Nigeria diocese facing Islamic militia attacks says, ‘Enough is Enough!’ (John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hajj trip may help Christchurch mosque victims heal (Nick Perry, Associated Press)
Anti-Christian carnage in Nigeria could be global security nightmare (John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Burkina Faso Church appeals for protection against terror attacks (Catholic News Service)
Clergy speak out against tribal tensions in eastern Nigeria (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
3 Sunni Muslims imprisoned for firebombing Australian mosque (Associated Press)
Official: Blast during prayers in Afghan mosque wounds 11 (Associated Press)
USCIRF statement on mob lynching of Muslim man in India (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Sri Lanka cardinal says government should have prevented Easter attacks (Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hong Kong: Cardinal condemns violence, appeals for prayers (Independent Catholic News)
Violence against Christians on the rise in Africa (Christoph Strack, Deutsche Welle)
Yemeni officials say UAE-backed force storms mosque, kills 5 (Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press)
Church in Pakistan expresses concern over recent violence against minorities (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
UN Assembly remembers victims of violence against religion (Associated Press)
An important step to combat acts of violence based on religion or belief (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Four people killed in latest attack on church in Burkina Faso (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Afghan police official says blast at Kabul mosque kills 2 (Amir Shah, Associated Press)
Pakistan official: Bomb at Quetta mosque kills 2, wounds 28 (Abdul Sattar, Associated Press)
Deadly Jakarta riots revive fears of religion-fueled killing (Philip Heijmans and Arys Aditya, Bloomberg)
Bishops from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia call for disarmament of herders (Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
West African bishops pledge church help to counter terror attacks (Catholic News Service)
Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed (Associated Press)
USCIRF statement on Asia Bibi's arrival in Canada and bombing in Lahore (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
ISIS’s church attacks break Mohammed’s own pledges (Azeem Ibrahim, Foreign Policy)
Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 10 (Zaheer Babar, Associated Press)
Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Religion and violent extremism and CVE: Politics prevails (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives) (Eric Rosand, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Prosecuting violent extremism while not persecuting extremism (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives) (James Patton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Political violence in the name of God: Is it really about religion? (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives) (Jocelyne Cesari, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Chief Ashkenazi rabbi urges world to pray for Gaza border communities (Jerusalem Post)
Church attacked by Maduro loyalists after Mass, Venezuelan bishop says (Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
New attacks on Sri Lanka churches planned, cardinal says (Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
Pastor, 5 others killed in Burkina Faso church attack (Associated Press)
Examining religion and violence (Damien Cave, The New York Times)
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers (Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings (Emily Schmall, Jon Gambrell and Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack (Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)
A carnage beyond the pale (Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune)
As Sri Lanka mourns, Islamic State claims Easter bombings (Emily Schmall and Krishan Francis, Associated Press)
359 'People were in pieces!' Sri Lanka: Islamist terror on Easter (Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Another Easter bloodshed, this time in Sri Lanka (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Who is Sri Lanka blast mastermind Zahran Hashim? (AFP, Dhaka Tribune)
The Easter Sunday massacre: Sri Lanka's complex religious landscape is a challenge (Julia Duin, Get Religion)
100 years after the Amritsar massacre - contemporary challenges and the needed response (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Religious minorities across Asia suffer amid surge in sectarian politics (Hannah Beech, Dharisha Bastians and Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Nearly 300 killed in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bomb blasts at churches and hotels (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sri Lanka bombings: Local Islamists to blame, government says (Deutsche Welle)
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings (Matt O'Brien and Stephen Wright, Associated Press)
NYTimes: Easter church bombings underscore rising religious persecution in Asia (Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
USCIRF strongly condemns Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Church says government, NGOs underestimate Cameroon violence (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indian archbishop: ‘Cow vigilante’ murderers ‘brainwashed by propaganda’ (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
USCIRF condemns terrorist attack on Shi’a Muslims in Pakistan (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase (David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious leaders in Philippines condemn ‘red tagging’ rural missionary group (Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ardern names judge to head royal inquiry into mosque attack (Associated Press)
Dalai Lama lauds New Zealand PM for handling mosque attacks (Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Bloodshed in the headlines: What is the current world situation with religious persecution? (Richard Ostling, Get Religion)
Islamic State group claims Kabul attack on Shiite shrine (Associated Press)
Mosque attacks and the delegitimization of Islam (Asma T. Uddin, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute)
Why religious sanctuaries have become sites of unholy violence (Daniel Burke, CNN)
Sort of Friday Five: Of course the terrorist attack in New Zealand is a religion-beat story (Terry Mattingly, Get Religion)
Dozens killed in Christchurch mosque attack (Ben Westcott, Jenni Marsh, Helen Regan, Meg Wagner, Brian Ries, Veronica Rocha, Aimee Lewis and Rob Picheta, CNN)
Latest: Death toll in mosque attacks rises to 50 (Associated Press)
World abhors terror attacks New Zealand mosques (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
USCIRF statement on New Zealand mosque attacks (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EPRID’s statement on the terrorist attacks in Christchurch (European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination)
Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia (Mike Corder, Associated Press)
Australian senator blames Muslims for attack, faces censure (Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Smirking New Zealand mosque terrorist flashes white power symbol in court as it’s revealed he had a gun licence and used FIVE ‘modified’ weapons (Corey Charlton, James Cox, Jenny Awford and Mark Hodge, The Sun)
What do we know about the Christchurch attack suspect? (Lisa Martin, and Ben Smee, The Guardian)
Brenton Tarrant manifesto: the delusions of a white supremacist (Paul Toohey, Perth Now)
Stricken New Zealanders reach out to Muslims after shooting (Juliet Williams and Nick Perry, Associated Press)
3 Philippine priests say they, Catholic bishops under threat (Jim Gomez, Associated Press)
The violent toll of Hindu nationalism in India (Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker)
At least 40 Christians killed in two attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria (Morning Star News)
Religious violence is on the rise. What can faith-based communities do about it? (Robert Muggah and Ali Velshi, World Economic Forum)
Boko Haram murders 18 people in northeast Nigeria (Nathan Johnson, International Christian Concern)
Murders of religious minorities in India go unpunished, report finds (Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Where ‘religious freedom’ means avoiding a bloodbath (Doug Bandow, The American Conservative)
Dozens killed in central Nigeria ahead of presidential election (Deutsche Welle)
Remembering the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians murdered by Daesh (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
50 Ahmadiyyas injured in co-ordinated attack on the community in Pachagarh (Sazzadur Rahman Sazzad, Dhaka Tribune)
EVENT, 13 February 2019: Religion, Governments, and Preventing Violent Extremism: What Have We Learned? (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Egypt: Sentence issued against policeman who murdered 2 Christians (Claire Evans, International Christian Concern)
Religious leaders hope CAR peace deal will end church, mosque attacks (Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
In Egypt’s villages, culture of impunity encourages violence against Copts (Fanack)
Religious leaders condemn Philippines cathedral attack (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral (Associated Press)
Islamic State claims responsibility for Philippine attack that killed at least 20 (Jake Maxwell Watts, The Wall Street Journal)
Muslim leader condemns Philippines bombings (Associated Press)
Suspected Muslim rebels storm Thai temple, kill 2 monks (Associated Press)
With Zimbabwe in turmoil over fuel hikes, archbishop calls for restraint (Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
Indian woman alleges assault by mother-in-law for defying temple ban (Jose Devasia, Reuters)
Violent clashes in Haifa as Arab Christians protest 'McJesus' sculpture (Sara Rubenstein, The Jerusalem Post)
Church in South Sudan laments continuing violence (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Gunmen kill 4 volunteers guarding southern Thailand school (Associated Press)
Blue Christmas: On January 7th, Egypt’s Copts celebrate a sad Christmas (The Economist)
Does religion encourage or help to prevent the use of violence? (Sylvia Rothschild, The Jewish Chronicle)
Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb near church in Cairo (Reuters)
Rakhine Buddhist rebels kill 13 in Independence Day attack on Myanmar police posts (Thu Thu Aung, Shoon Naing, Reuters)
British report scolds India govt over religion-based violence (UCA News)
Tunisia says 2 jihadists blow themselves up in security raid (Agence France Presse, Yahoo News)
How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India (Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee, Al Jazeera)
Burkina Faso: Islamist attacks prompt state of emergency (Deutsche Welle)
Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild (Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Cardinal wants international inquiry in church massacre in Central African Republic (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigeria: End impunity for killings of Shia (Human Rights Watch)
Another attack on a CAR refugee camp by UPC (Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Islamic extremists strike yet another church in upper Egypt (Olivia Miller, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Five dead in Brazilian cathedral shooting, cathedral priest asks for prayer (Catholic News Agency)
Exiting violence: The role of religion(s) (Videos) (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
West 'turning a blind eye' as religious hatred, violence punishes Christians, minorities: report (Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Examiner)
Senior cleric in Afghanistan's top religious body killed (Reuters)
After cathedral attack, security concerns highlighted in Central African Republic (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Afghan official says death toll in mosque blast climbs to 27 (Amir Shah, Associated Press)
Endangered communities in Africa's Middle Belt are left unprotected (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Counting bodies: How the UN report documents mass graves and victims of Daesh atrocities (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
U.S. embassy concerned by Kiev's St. Andrew Church attack (Interfax-Religion)
Attackers target church in Ukraine amid religious split (Associated Press)
Kyrgyzstan: "The attackers are in freedom" (Forum 18 News Service)
Pope, Assyrian patriarch jointly call for end of violence in Middle East (Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religion causes violence – Researchers using artificial intelligence to ‘end war' (Sean Martin, Express)
Egypt says it killed 19 militants after deadly attack on Christians (Declan Walsh, The New York Times)
Lethal attack on Egyptian Christians condemned by world churches body; ISIS claims responsibility (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
AP Photos: Sanctuary or soft target? Protecting worshippers (Lori Hinnant, Associated Press)
Three Church Mother bodies condemn Zambia Police for taking their brutality to defenseless Church gatherings (Lusaka Times)
Blast kills three Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police (Reuters)
Pope, church leaders grieve after Pittsburgh synagogue carnage (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Ukrainian leader rejects violence in disposition of monasteries (RISU, Russia Religion News)
Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence (Yuras Karmanu, Associated Press)
Religion and women’s rights clash, violently, at a shrine in India (Suhasini Raj and Kai Schultz, The New York Times)
Fear grips churches in Northeastern Kenya as Muslim extremists kill two Christian teachers (Morning Star News)
Egypt court sentences 17 to death for attacking Christians (Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Violence erupts in dispute over autocephaly (Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News)
Afghan Shi'ites brace for attacks ahead of Ashura celebration (Abdul Qadir Sediqi, James Mackenzie, Reuters)
At least 9 killed in extremist attacks in Burkina Faso (Associated Press)
India: 2 years after Supreme Court order, no investigation into ‘shocking’ number of Kandhamal acquittals (Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Twin bombings in Afghanistan hit Shiite enclave (Twin Bombings in Afghanistan Hit Shiite Enclave, The Wall Street Journal)
Coptic diocese says group attacked Christian homes in Egypt (Associated Press)
Who is killing Yemen’s clerics? Mystery murders are sending a chill through the mosques. (Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
10th anniversary of Kandhamal violence marked by India's Christians (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Murder of Egyptian bishop shakes Coptic Church to core (La Croix International)
‘We don’t have any fear’: India’s angry young men and its lynch mob crisis (Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)
Angry Pakistanis torch minority Ahmadi’s place of worship (Associated Press)
Violence against Christians in India: A decade after Kandhamal (M. Sudhir Selvaraj, The Diplomat)
Nigerian priest gunned down outside supermarket (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Never Again: Reflections on ten years since the Kandhamal Tragedy in India (CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Cameroon bishop says murdered priest was targeted (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48 (Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press)
UN condemns rising incitement to hatred in CAfrican Republic (Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press)
When it comes to conflict, religion is part of the solution (Sharon Rosen and Kimberly Hart, The Hill)
Cardinal condemns violence at student protests in Bangladesh (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Suicide bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 29 (Amir Shah, Associated Press)
Philippine Church leaders fear blast may heighten tensions with Muslims (Catholic News Service)
Tens of thousands rally in Nicaragua to defend Catholic bishops (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Stopping Nigeria's spiralling farmer-herder violence (International Crisis Group)
Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown (Christopher Sherman, Associated Press)
Outrage grows over attacks on Muslim cattle traders in India (Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Indonesia passes anti-terrorism law after suicide attacks on churches (Nithin Coca, Religion News Service)
Differing views on prospects for Ukrainian church (Religiia v Ukraine, Russia Religion News)
Christian college in India attacked by a mob; teachers, staff assaulted (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nicaragua’s bishops to pray for exorcism amid Ortega crackdown (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Orthodox mob harasses teenage girl in Jerusalem suburb over ‘immodest’ clothing (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
India’s top court calls for new law to curb mob violence (Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
Bishops of Central African Republic ‘outraged’ by threat against Muslim population (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Armed man killed in shootout outside residence of Filipino archbishop (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege (Associated Press)
Nigeria's Plateau state clashes leave 86 dead (BBC News)
Nigeria: 86 dead in reprisal attack by Muslim herders on Christian farmers (Agence France-Presse, South China Morning Post)
Farmer-Fulani herdsmen clashes eclipse Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria (Awo Awokoya, Geopolitical Monitor)
When reporting on bitter fighting in central Nigeria, the truth is (somewhere) out there (Julia Duin, GetReligion)
Islamic State claims attack on Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan (Associated Press)
Legitimization of Ukrainian schism could cause bloodshed - Moscow Patriarchate (Interfax-Religion)
Report: 86 killed in Nigeria as farmers, herders clash (Sam Olukoya, Associated Press)
Blood sutra: Whatever happened to Buddhism, religion of peace and compassion? (Paul Fuller, SCMP)
Filipino bishops hesitant about priests seeking gun permits (Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
Mexican bishops announce security protocols for priests, religious (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
South African police kill man after fatal mosque attack (Christopher Torchia, Associated Press)
Priest fatally shot at altar of Philippine Catholic church (Associated Press)
Philippine church leaders oppose pistol-packing priests (Catholic News Service)
Third Philippine priest shot since December (Catholic News Service)
Explosions rip through Baghdad mosque, killing 10 (Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Jesuits denounce threats; protection sought for Nicaraguan bishop (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
3 suicide bombers kill at least 6 in Niger mosque attack (Dalatou Mamane, Associated Press)
Copts persuaded to drop charges against mob who attacked their church (World Watch Monitor)
Religion and violence in Russia (Olga Oliker, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
Nicaragua bishops condemn attacks on protesters, Jesuit university (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Fearing extremist violence, Egypt silences 20,000 storefront mosques (Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El Tohamy, Religion News Service)
Mass atrocity crimes in Myanmar (Engy Abdelkader, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
After latest Christian deaths, Nigeria’s bishops warn ‘clock is ticking’ (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistani mob demolishes mosque belonging to minority sect (Associated Press)
‘Buhari must wake up’ Nigeria’s bishops say after church attack (Katrin Gänsler, Deutsche Welle)
Brazilian synagogue damaged in arson attack (Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Rights group: Rohingya insurgents massacred Myanmar Hindus (Todd Pitman, Associated Press)
Religious war looms in Nigeria as Christian body count climbs (Lela Gilbert, Newsmax)
Police kill 4 gunmen who raided Orthodox church in Chechnya (Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)
Dignity and death on Gaza's border (Hana Salah, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Indonesia seeks death for cleric accused of ordering attacks (Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Pilgrims brave dangerous neighborhoods to pray at Trinidad shrine (Laura Ann Phillips, Catholic News Service)
Myanmar: 7,000 Kachin displaced as violence escalates (World Watch Monitor)
CAR cardinal calls for end to retaliatory violence after shoot-out at Mass (Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
Indonesian family that bombed churches well off, friendly (Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Terror attacks on Indonesia churches spur calls for fraternity not violence from Pope Francis, World Council of Churches (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The Latest: UN chief condemns Indonesia church attacks (Associated Press)
Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches (Tuji Martuji, Religion News Service)
1 killed, 2 badly wounded in South Africa mosque attack (Cara Anna, Associated Press)
Attacks on basis of religion in Central African Republic alarm UN human rights chief (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The religious war in the Central African Republic continues (Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Another Catholic priest killed in Central African Republic (Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Ten people were killed in Kashmir over the weekend, including a professor-turned-militant (Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post)
Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33 (Associated Press)
Afghanistan government air raid in April killed 30 children, UN says (Deutsche Welle)
Nicaragua calms down after week of violent protests (Beth Stolicker, Mission Network News)
White House expresses concern over religious violence in Central African Republic (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Statement from the Press Secretary on Religious Violence in the Central African Republic (The White House)
Burma renewed fighting in Kachin state (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Twin blasts at mosque in northern Nigeria kill at least 28 (Ibrahim Abdul’aziz, Associated Press)
Trump presses Nigerian president on anti-Christian killings (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
For the third time in a week, a priest is found dead in Mexico (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
3rd priest in a week found dead in Mexico (Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
Gunmen kill 15 at Nigeria church, including 2 priests (Associated Press)
Christians in south India protest against violence, harassment (Tejaswi Ravinder, UCANews)
Hindu radicals force pastor to flee village after series of attacks (ICC's India Representative, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Mexican priest stabbed to death in church (Associated Press)
Gunmen kill Shiite shopkeeper in Pakistan (Associated Press)
Violent extremists tarnish image of their own faith, cardinal says (Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistan Catholic group condemns attacks on Christians in Quetta (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics (Aijaz Hussain and Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press)
More anti-Semitism, but less of it is violent, report says (Aron Heller, Religion News Service)
Gunmen kill parish priest in eastern Congo after Sunday Mass (Associated Press)
Myanmar groups say Facebook hasn’t controlled hate speech (Associated Press)
Ban on female genital cutting in Somaliland is progress, but success relies on working with religious leaders (Chelsea Garbell, Religion Dispatches)
Church in Goa, India, attacked with stones during Easter Vigil (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Archbishop condemns ritual killing of children in Senegal (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Fear grips Yemen’s Aden as deadly attacks target clerics (Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press)
Landmark case: Indian cow vigilantes get life for lynching (Saji Thomas, UCANews)
Indonesia's Catholics urged to stay alert during Holy Week due to church attacks (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
USCIRF study reveals numerous passages in Saudi textbooks inciting violence and intolerance (USCIRF, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF))
As Palm Sunday approaches, Egyptian Christians still face a deadly enemy one year after church bombings (Christian Today staff writer, Christian Today)
Hmong: Sectarian violence in Vietnam amidst restrictions on freedom of religion (Unrepresented Nations and People Organization)
Catholics in Indonesia will be alert during Holy Week in light of church attacks (Catholic News Agency)
The new Palestinian jihad to obliterate Israel (Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute)
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends (Associated Press)
Priest’s murder causes fear for clergy’s safety in Congo (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Calm returning to Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka (Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
Sri Lanka: Christians call for end to anti-Muslim violent attacks (Tola Mbakwe, Premier)
Buddhist mobs sweep through Sri Lanka’s Muslim neighborhoods (Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)
Why are we surprised when Buddhists are violent? (Dan Arnold and Alicia Turner, The New York Times)
Gunmen kill police officer guarding Shiites in Pakistan (Associated Press)
Nigeria's middle belt report: Fulani militants continue attacks into February 2018 (Nathan Johnson, Persecution: International Christian Concern)
Sri Lanka blocks social media as anti-Muslim rioting flares (Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Religion)
Sri Lanka declares emergency amid anti-Muslim violence (Krishan Francis, Associated Press Religion)
Sri Lanka deploys police, military after Buddhist-Muslim clash (Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal, Reuters)
Murdered Salvadoran priest Óscar Romero to be made a saint (Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Pentecostal pastor in India attacked by radicals for sharing faith on bus (Asia News)
How to reduce religious violence in Nigeria – CAN President (Evelyn Okakwu, Premium Times)
Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash (Reuters)
Congo’s bishops: Two killed during protests against ‘dictatorship’ (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A slaughter in Nigeria goes unreported (Tarek Fatah, Toronto Sun)
Attacks against India’s Christians doubled in 2017 (Catholic News Agency)
Kizlyar shooting an attempt to pit Dagestan's people, religions against one another – Vasilyev (Interfax-Religion)
Women killed in Kizlyar to be buried on territory of church as martyrs (Interfax-Religion)
Shared experiences in the context of extreme violence: what is the Church’s role? (CSWPress, FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW))
Russia: ‘Extremist’ identified after five women killed in Dagestan church attack (World Watch Monitor)
After priest deaths, Mexican diocese pulls nuns from violent Mexican City (Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Patriarch Kirill sees shooting in Dagestan as provocation aimed at causing discord between Orthodox, Muslims (Interfax-Religion)
IS claims responsibility for church shooting in Russia (Associated Press)
Five people killed in Dagestan church shooting (Marc Bennetts, The Guardian)
Mexican diocese withdraws nuns from violent city (Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
‘I feel trapped’: Violence fuels fear among Myanmar Muslims (Foster Klug, Associated Press)
Indian government acknowledges surge in religion-based violence (Jardine Malado, The Christian Times)
Egypt sentences to death suspect in Coptic priest’s killing (Associated Press)
Bishops urge Nigerian president to address deadly violence & kidnappings (Catholic News Agency)
UN denies complicity in Central African Republic massacres, but questions remain (World Watch Monitor)
Nigeria: 9 churches burnt down and Christian students attacked as violence continues (World Watch Monitor)
Bombings at mosque in Libya’s Benghazi kill 2, injure 75 (Rami Musa, Associated Press)
Bomb scare intimidates another church in Turkey (World Watch Monitor)
Bomb at church in Turkey raises alarm (Lindsay Steele, Mission Network News)
UN and faith groups to execute action plan for religious leaders to prevent incitement to violence, atrocities (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope Francis says violence must be condemned by “genuinely religious persons” (Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal in India calls for Catholic education to help counter violence (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Egypt issues suspended sentence to 19 over church attack (Associated Press)
Violence besets religious situation in Ukraine (RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Afghan clerical council condemns wave of deadly attacks (Associated Press)
Mexico: drugs, poverty, and violence blot out hope (Julie Bourdon, Mission Network News)
Riots in Indian cities on eve of Hindu queen film release (AFP)
Padmavat: Violence after India top court lifts ban on film (BBC News)
Hindu radicals burn down church and Christian businesses in Northern India (Persecution: International Christian Concern)
5 dead, dozens injured as Congo police disperse protests (Saleh Mwanamilongo and Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press)
Vandals attack another church in Chile after Pope visit (Associated Press)
Gunmen kill Christian in Egypt’s Sinai (Ashraf Sweilam, Associated Press)
3 Chile churches firebombed, president calls for ‘respect’ (Eva Vergara and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press)
Ukrainian nationalists commit violence against Moscow-oriented church (RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Tunisian synagogue torched amid unrest (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Abducted religious sisters in Nigeria are rescued by police (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
If Iran protests successful it's much better for Mideast Christians, experts say (Brandon Showalter, The Christian Post)
Was Trump right to praise the Iranian protesters? (John Paluska, Christian Headlines)
Nigeria’s New Year begins with attacks on Christians (World Watch Monitor)
Muslim women speaking up against violence are silenced. We must amplify their voices (Maliha Aqeel, The Guardian)
Jesuits denounce threats against outspoken Honduran priest, activists (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Nuclear war and Christian responsibility: From the Feb. 6, 1962 issue (Thomas Merton, Commonweal)
Catholic Church denounces 'barbarism' as death toll rises in anti-Kabila protests (France 24)
Gunmen kill 17 at church service in Nigeria’s River State (Associated Press)
World churches group leader condemns twin attack against Christians in Egypt (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Pope prays to ‘convert hearts’ of terrorists who struck Egypt’s Christians (John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
A look at recent attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians (Associated Press)
Islamic State claims attack on Shiite center, 41 dead (Amir Shah, Religion News Service)
Egyptian women’s groups unite behind domestic violence bill (Walaa Hussein, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Christmas violence and arrests shake Indian Christians (Michael Safi, The Guardian)
Jerusalem violence puts damper on Christmas in Bethlehem (Jalal Hassan and Imad Isseid, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis laments ‘winds of war’ blowing around the world (The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Egypt teenager’s murder ‘aimed to intimidate Copts ahead of Christmas’, says his pastor (World Watch Monitor)
Over 200,000 security personnel will guard Egyptian Christmas services from attack (Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Suicide bombers kill nine at Christian church in Pakistan (The Guardian)
Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 9 (Abdul Sattar, Religion News Service)
Hindus beat priest, burn vehicle outside Indian police station (Catholic News Service)
Nine killed in Pakistan church after pre-Christmas suicide bomb attack (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Catholics denounce lethal bombing of Methodist church in Pakistan (Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indonesian children still in recovery mode one year after church bombing (World Watch Monitor)
Lutherans offer replica of 'Christ of Bojayá,' Colombian symbol of hope, to Pope Francis (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Catholic priest and activist points finger at government in peacekeeper attack in Congo (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israeli Jewish radical sentenced to 4 years for church arson (Associated Press)
Hindu man in India kills a Muslim and posts the video (Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj, The New York Times)
Amid embassy furor, Vatican cautions against ‘new cycle of violence’ (John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Occult groups in Nigeria kill, kidnap Christian (Morning Star News Nigeria)
Can Israel contain violence after Trump's proclamation? (Shalomi Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Philippine military wants martial law extended in south (Associated Press)
Pope’s interreligious strategy pivots on combating religious violence (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Church officials in Chiapas warn of crisis as Tzotzil flee violence (David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Why Muslim extremists attacked this mosque in Egypt (Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post)
Coptic church denounces attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai that kills at least 235 (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Egypt raises death toll in Sinai mosque attack to 305 (Maggie Michael and Hamza Hendawi, Religion News Service)
Egypt shows again that Muslims have most to fear from extremist Islamists (HA Hellyer, The Guardian)
Pope's visit to Myanmar raises fears of violence if he mentions the Rohingya (Poppy McPherson, The Guardian)
Muslims are often the first victims of Muslim terrorists (Eli Lake, Bloomberg)
Putin tells Egyptian leader of readiness to increase cooperation on counterterrorism (Interfax-Religion)
Militants attack Egyptian mosque, kill at least 235 people (Brian Rohan and Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
200 killed in Egypt mosque attack (Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan, Religion News Service)
Concert blast shows Central African Republic religious rift (Pauline Bax, Bloomberg)
Where did it all go so wrong? Violence based on religion is not what Bangladesh is about (Nur E Emroz Alam Tonoy, Dhaka Tribune)
Catholic official: Bangladesh should apologize to India for nun’s rape (Catholic News Service)
Togo’s crisis takes religious and ethnic dimensions; country’s bishops are worried (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Casualties in religious attacks in Afghanistan rise steeply: U.N. (Reuters)
In Brazil, religious gang leaders say they’re waging a holy war (Robert Muggah, The Conversation)
Dozens killed as Islamist violence erupts again in eastern DRC (World Watch Monitor)
Challenging the notion that religion fosters violence (Maxell Kennel, The Conversation)
British government ‘covered up’ its role in Amritsar massacre in India (Jamie Doward, The Guardian)
Pope sends rare condolence after Malta journalist is slain (Nicole Winfield, Religion News Service)
Family looks for answers after Christian boy beaten to death in Pakistan (Amel Ghani, Religion News Service)
Afghanistan mosque blasts: Dozens dead in suicide bomb attacks (Deutsche Welle)
Central Americans fleeing violence can't return home yet, bishops warn (Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Lutheran-backed group says environmental and civil society leaders are targeted in Colombia (Ecumenical News Reporter)
Security situation for Christians in Mali gets worse (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Christian-killing Al-Shabaab is behind Somalia's worst ever bombing (Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Are Coptic Christians celebrating the martyrdom of their people too much? (Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Christian Headlines)
Despair would worsen the situation, bishop says in wake of Somalia attack (Catholic News Agency)
In Diwali message to Hindus, Vatican officials call for mutual respect (Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Unrelenting killing of Coptic Christians intensifies debate over martyrdom (Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader, Religion News Service)
Israel, Hezbollah exchange threats of imminent war (Ali Hashem, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Italian priest kidnapped in Nigeria (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Egyptian Coptic priest killed in Cairo attack (Menna Zaki, Associated Press)
ISIS progresses toward mass genocide of Christians and Yezidis (Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
How Buddhism is being used to justify violence in Myanmar (Matthew Wills, JSTOR)
Ukraine arrests 3 alleged terrorists accused of targeting Jews in Uman (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Mali church leader voices alarm over insurgent attacks on parishes (Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Global terror groups set to exploit violence in Myanmar (International Christian Concern)
Attempt on life of religious figure averted in Ingushetia (Interfax-Religion)
India Dalit man killed 'for watching Hindu celebration' (BBC News)
Monk-led mob attacks Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka (AFP, The Times of India)
Investigation of alleged human rights violations and abuses against the Rohingya (UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner)
'No way back' in Myanmar's crucible of communal hate (Agence-France Press)
Iraqi Christians fear violence in the wake of Kurdish referendum (Florence Gildea, Christian Today)
'A night of terror and fear': Coptic Christians face attacks after social media post offends local Muslims (Florence Gildea, Christian Today)
Witch doctors are sacrificing children in drought-stricken Uganda (Doreen Ajiambo, Religion News Service)
Religious conflicts on the rise in Africa (Deutsche Welle)
Suspect confesses to having torched cars outside office of "Matilda" director's lawyer (Interfax-Religion)
Pope reiterates Church’s ‘zero tolerance’ on abuse of minors (Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Nigerian government has failed to counteract violence of Fulani herdsmen – ICG report (World Watch Monitor)
Pope admits church realized sex abuse problem ‘a bit late’ (Nicole Winfield, Religion News Services)
Nigeria: calm returns to Jos after eruption of violence that threatened the nation (World Watch Monitor)
How Lebanese are countering racist attacks (Florence Massena, Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
The politics of martyrdom: In Latin America and Russia, the spiritual status of the slain is a minefield (Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
Jehovah's Witnesses victims of gas attack in Angola (Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm (AP News)
Myanmar disaster another case of civilizational climate change (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing (Julhas Alam and Dar Yasin, Religion News Service)
World powers deliberate on how to handle North Korea after latest missile test (Danika Delello, Christian Headlines)
Vatican recalls priest from US as child porn investigation opens (Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican diplomat recalled amid child porn investigation (Nicole Winfield and Matthew Lee, AP News)
Egypt: ex-kidnapper admits ‘they get paid for every Coptic Christian girl they bring in’ (World Watch Monitor)
Fr Tom: Jesus was with me every day I was held captive (World Watch Monitor)
From Violence to Peace: Theology, Law and Community (Alex Deagon, Hart Publishing)
Catholic sexual abuse partly caused by secrecy and mandatory celibacy, report finds (Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks commemorated in Moscow (Interfax-Religion)
Don’t let the Islamic State slip the noose in Syria (Maxim A. Suchkov, Al Monitor: Russia Pulse)
Egypt: Coptic churches ‘closed for security’ reopen (World Watch Monitor)
Militants attack convoy in Egypt’s Sinai, kill 18 police (Ashraf Sweilam and Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)
Supreme Court orders government to appoint police to stop attacks over cows (Suchitra Mohanty, Mohi Narayan, Reuters)
India's Chief Justice tells authorities to rein in cow protection vigilantes (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Film about Russia's 'holy tsar' premieres after threats and violence (Marc Bennetts, The Guardian)
Pope urges forgiveness in Colombia after decades of conflict (Nicole Winfield and Joshua Goodman, Religion News Services)
Pakistan: Christian boy beaten to death in his classroom (Jospeh Hartropp, Christian Today World)
Religious leaders condemn escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state (Tim Wyatt, Church Times)
The murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh shows India descending into violence (Mari Marcel Thekaekara, The Guardian)
7 things you should know about the Middle East Christian genocide (Andreas Knapp, Christian Headlines)
Violence still plagues Christians in Iraq (Wassim Bassem, Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Tbilisi court sentences priest found guilty of trying to kill patriarch's secretary to 9 years (Interfax-Religion)
Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’ as thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh (The Guardian)
Indonesian minister to raise Rohingya plight with Suu Kyi (The Associated Press, Religion News Services)
Catholic priest murdered in Nigeria (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya sink in Bangladesh; 26 dead (Tofayel Ahmed and Julhas Alam, Associated Press International News)
Hundreds arrested after riots in northern India leave 32 dead (Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post)
At least 20 people killed in mosque attack in Afghan capital (Amit Shah, Associated Press Top News)
Christians clash with police over church in Egypt (Patrick Werr and Dina Zayed, Reuters)
Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilian (Associated Press Religion)
Militants kill four men in Eastern Kenya for their Christian faith (Christian Headlines)
The eclipse is deeper than we thought (Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Giving voice to memories from 1947 partition and the birth of India and Pakistan (Hannah Bloch, NPR)
India Independence day brings calls to end religious violence (Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Abuse inquiry reforms would put more paedophiles in jail, experts say (Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Boko Haram: Female suicide bombers target refugee camp in northern Nigeria, killing 27 (Harry Farley, Christian Today)
Modi speaking out against violence in India (Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition (Vedhi Doshi and Nisar Mehdi, The Washington Post)
Violence escalates in Congo after bishops’ peace deal collapses (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Indian Christians alarmed at violence against religious minorities (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Bishop in violence-torn Congo appeals to youth: ‘Keep your priests alive’ (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Blast at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills dozens (Amir Shah, Religion News Service)
Saudi Arabia and Qatar battle over Hajj pilgrims (Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
The El Salvadoran who helped rescue 40,000 Jews from the Holocaust (Catholic News Agency)
Huge protests all over India about Muslim violence, both Christians and Hindus get involved (Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Interfaith dialogue after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel (Marco Ceccarelli, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
Absurd violence? Breaking the cycle of hate after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel (Austen Ivereigh, ABC Religion and Ethics (Australia))
Suicide bomber kills 26 in Pakistan (Reagan Hoezee, Mission Network News)
Almost 500 Nigerian community leaders meet to resolve conflict, but Kaduna attacks continue (World Watch Monitor)
Statement says feminist group behind Mexico bishops bombing (Associated Press, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Christian example of the Temple Mount conflict (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Explosive device detonated outside Mexican bishops’ offices (David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Protests, bloodshed in Jerusalem; Israeli embassy in Jordan attacked (Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
Twin suicide bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan kill at least 36 (Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
Israelis and Palestinians engage in worst clash in years: 8 are killed (Veronica Neffinger, Christian Headlines)
The art of making a jihadist (Andrew Anthony, The Guardian)
Vatican’s top diplomat condems attack against Venezuelan cardinal (Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The violent birth of ‘martyrdom’ – how the ancient concept informs modern religious violence (Gervase Phillips, The Conversation)
India: Christians in shock after pastor shot dead in ‘safe’ Punjab (World Watch Monitor)
Protests continue in Morocco despite crackdown (Ilhem Rachidi, Al Monitor)
Palestinian town in Israel shaken by Jerusalem killings (Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Egyptian government extends state of emergency (Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News)
South Africa: Power and money driving political killings - church leader (Kaveel Singh, News 24)
Two priests kidnapped in Congo’s troubled North Kivu province (Godfrey Olukya, Catholic News Service)
A year on, families of 'martyrs' who resisted Turkey coup count cost (Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian)
Rohingya Muslims tell of abuses during army crackdown (Simon Lewis, Religion News Service)
Philippine rebels: Peace pact ‘best antidote’ for extremism (Jim Gomez, Associated Press)
The moderates’ dilemma: Obstacles to countering violent extremism (Religious freedom research project Summer 2017 fellowship reports) (Kerry Persen, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric detained following deadly Old City shooting (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)