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Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Indian archbishop urges Catholics to pray for democracy
(Associated Press)

Mormon missionaries pulled from Nicaragua due to unrest
(Associated Press)

Trump, "big fan of Hindu," to force thousands of Nepalis back to disaster zone
(Murali Balaji, Religion Dispatches)

The Pope's turnaround on sex abuse may have 'Tsunami effect'
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

The Guardian view on papal infallibility: an authoritarian U-turn
(Editorial, The Guardian)

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up
(Rod McGuirk, Religion News Service)

Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of covering up child sexual abuse
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Archbishop Philip Wilson stands aside after child sexual abuse cover-up conviction
(Australian Associated Press, The Guardian)

Vatican document on economic ethics is a dismal read on a timely topic
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Rights group: Rohingya insurgents massacred Myanmar Hindus
(Todd Pitman, Associated Press)

Kazakhstan: 40 months, 65 criminal convictions
(Forum 18 News Service)

Monday, 21 May 2018

Religious war looms in Nigeria as Christian body count climbs
(Lela Gilbert, Newsmax)

Muslim Tunisians are arguing for the freedom to eat in Ramadan
(Randa Darwish, Al Bawaba)

Turkish opposition MPs condemn destruction of Yazidi religious building
(Ahval News)

All mosques in China should raise national flag ‘to promote patriotism’, says China Islamic Association
(Times Now News)

A Philippine divorce law is a step in the right direction
(Adam Garrie, Eurasia Future)

Autocephalous Church will complete formation of Ukraine's spiritual independence, boost national security - Poroshenko
(Interfax-Religion)

Terrorist attack on Orthodox church in Chechnya
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)

By-gone Orthodox spokesman criticizes new Russian government
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

Muslim extremists target Orthodox churches
(Darya Fedotova, Moskovskii Komsomolets)

3.5 million Argentines rally against bill to liberalize abortion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Police kill 4 gunmen who raided Orthodox church in Chechnya
(Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press)

Iran’s transgender people face discrimination despite fatwa
(Mehdi Fattahi and Nasser Karimi, Associated Press)

Pope laments ‘hemorrhaging’ of priests and nuns in Europe
(Associated Press)

The Role of Religion and Religious Freedom in Responding to Violent Extremism
(Brett Scharffs, Religion, Law and Security in Africa, M. Christian Green, T. Jeremy Gunn, and Mark Hill, eds.)

Transgender Filipinos and playing journalism's conflict card when the conflict's largely settled
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

That wave of attacks on churches in Indonesia: Is the 'moderate' Muslim news hook gone?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

French group's manifesto against Quran draws rebuttals in Egypt
(Ahmed Fouad, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Israel’s policies threaten to spark religious war
(Uri Savir, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Far-right activists who invaded mass would be charged with terrorism if Muslim, rector says
(Merran Hitchick, The Guardian)

Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like this'
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)

The pope says God made gay people just as we should be – here’s why his comments matter
(Ruth Hunt, The Guardian)

LGBT community cheers pope’s ‘God made you like this’ remark
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Priest and Nun twins - consecrated to Mary as infants in near-death
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)

Aura light show at Notre-Dame basilica amazes visitors
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)

Despite fears, Christians should be practicing meditation
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Photos: Across the Muslim world, the holy month of Ramadan begins
(Associated Press)

Friday, 18 May 2018

ISIS recruiter's wife Moutiaa El-Zahed found guilty of refusing to stand for judge
(Brooke Wylie, ABC News Australia)

Face-coverings and testimony in court
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Woman loses appeal over nijab ban in court
(Australian Associated Press)

Australian appeals court upholds refusal to allow testimony from plaintiff wearing Niqab
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Australia needs a better conversation about religious freedom
(Scott Kirkland, The Conversation)

Key arrests tighten noose around Islamic State's Baghdadi
(Shelly Kittleston, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Where have those displaced from Syria's Douma gone?
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Why China may not come to Iran’s rescue
(Mohsen Shariatinia, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Can Al-Azhar persuade Egyptians to stay married?
(N.A. Hussein, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Celebration in Jerusalem, bloodshed in Gaza
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Israel must answer for the deaths in Gaza. But it is time for Palestinians to take up genuine non-violence
(The Economist)

Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry
(Ashraf Sweilam and Fares Akram, Religion News Service)

Dignity and death on Gaza's border
(Hana Salah, Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Gaza response shows Israel hasn’t learned from the past
(Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Pope warns bloodshed in Gaza hurts peace: ‘War begets war’
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)

The peace of Jerusalem: Followers of Jesus fail to agree about his homeland
(Erasmus, The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Headscarves still rare sight in Egypt's Foreign Ministry
(Ahmed Mattarek, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Assad in surprise Sochi visit as Russia continues Iran-Israel mediation
(Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse)

Empty cradle, empty pews? What the low birth rate means for Catholics
(Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency)

Chile’s bishops resign en masse over sex abuse cover-up
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

All Chilean bishops present resignation, await decision from pope
(Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency)

Jerusalem's Ramadan is different this year
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)

Religious schools should be free to follow beliefs, Dutton says
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

The US-Israeli relationship faces a storm on the horizon
(Michael H Fuchs, The Guardian)

Pope gets an unprecedented close-up, courtesy of Wim Wenders
(Jack Coyle, Religion News Service)

How to tell when criticism of Israel is actually anti-Semitism
(Jill Jacobs, The Washington Post)

Jehovah's Witness in Birobidzhan target of criminal case
(TASS, Russia Religion News)

The best Vatican document on economics for some time
(Philip Booth, Catholic Herald)

Indonesia seeks death for cleric accused of ordering attacks
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)

At OIC, Turkey urges Muslim nations to support Palestinians
(Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press)

The Arab world’s star student: What Tunisia can teach its neighbors about the value of education.
(Kim Ghattas, Foreign Policy)

I teach refugees to map their world
(Brian Tomaszewski, The Conversation)

Saudi Arabia’s interfaith dialogue a welcome move
(Nathalie Goulet, Arab News)

Some Christians and Jews hail embassy move to Jerusalem as key to a Biblical plan
(Michele Chabin, Christian Headlines)

Indonesia’s pluralism in ‘grave peril’ after attacks on churches
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indonesia: Death toll ‘unimaginable’ if bomb had exploded inside church
(World Watch Monitor)

Pence meets leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim group days after ISIS church bombings
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

'Purge against Christians' in Eastern China: Religious meetings banned, parents told to renounce Jesus
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)

Kazakhstan: Why were prisoner's conditions made harsher?
(Forum 18 News Service)

Thursday, 17 May 2018

China escalates nationwide crackdown on Protestant churches
(Radio Free Asia)

Report into religious freedom due
(Northern Daily Leader)

Ukrainian mayor and diplomat caught engaging in anti-Semitic rhetoric
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

World Council of Churches worried that some Christians celebrating move of US embassy to Jerusalem
(Ecumenical News)

Christianity is world's most persecuted religion - Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)

Operation "Judgment Day" against Jehovah's Witnesses
(Portal-Credo.Ru, Russia Religion News)

‘Thank the Party!’ China tries to brainwash Muslims in camps
(Gerry Shih, Religion News Service)

Former inmates of China’s Muslim ‘reeducation’ camps tell of brainwashing, torture
(Simon Denyer, The Washington Post)

Housekeeper fired for being Jehovah's Witness (Christensen trial)
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Anti-evangelism case against Pentecostal pastor falls apart
(Press Service of ROSKhVE, Russia Religion News)

African Pentecostal student sentenced for illegal evangelism
(Press Service of ROSKhVE, Russia Religion News)

Vatican sees risk of ‘social collapse’ in global economic order
(Claire Giangravè, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Church mediates Nicaraguan talks; bishop urges Ortega to change tactics
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

Pilgrims brave dangerous neighborhoods to pray at Trinidad shrine
(Laura Ann Phillips, Catholic News Service)

Is Trump v. Hawaii about religious liberty? An international perspective (Responding to: Trump v. Hawaii: Constitutional, moral, and ethical dimensions)
(Peter Henne, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

India’s Hindu nationalists defeat Congress in state election
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)

Women ready to run for office in Egypt
(Nadia Mabrouk, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

To my fellow evangelicals: What you’re cheering in Jerusalem is shameful
(Richard Mouw, RNS Column: Civil Evangelicalism)

Australian and Irish bishops issue separate statements on same-sex relationships
(Anglican Communion News Service)

Sudan: ‘Put brakes on’ normalising relations, rights groups tell US
(World Watch Monitor)

Egypt: Families of beheaded Copts finally reunited with remains of loved ones
(World Watch Monitor)

Can the Scouts help safeguard the future of the Church in Syria?
(World Watch Monitor)

The ’Splainer: The ‘gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)

Pope Francis on the Beatitudes
(Thomas Reese, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

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