Daily Religion Headlines

U.S. Headlines

Pittsburgh prepares to commemorate 2018 synagogue attack The Associated Press A New York diocese filed for bankruptcy. Will others follow? The Associated Press The rector of D.C.’s Basilica has stepped aside from Catholic University’s board amid a church investigation The Washington Post * The U.S. once forced this Native American tribe to move. Now they’re getting their land back The Washington Post * Air Canada workers forced athlete, 12, to remove hijab at SFO, complaint says San Francisco Chronicle * Virginia jail ends ‘God Pod’ after Muslim inmates sue The Associated Press

International Headlines

A historic first? Israel’s Arabs could lead parliamentary opposition Reuters A crackdown on Islam is spreading across China The New York Times * China rejects U.S. secretary of state’s criticism on Xinjiang The Associated Press Tens of thousands march for ban on abortions in Slovakia Reuters University in Belgium denounced for showing sign language for ‘Jewish’ as a hooked nose The New York Times * Ethiopia says it detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks Reuters Burundi accuses Catholic bishops of spreading ‘hatred’ Al Jazeera Why Briton John Bradburne could become Zimbabwe’s first Catholic saint BBC News UAE’s first official synagogue to be complete by 2022 Deutsche Welle An improbable relic of Auschwitz: a shofar that defied the Nazis The New York Times *

Analysis & Commentary

Benny Gantz can’t heal the rift between U.S. Jews and Israel The New York Times * Israeli Arab leader: We are ending Netanyahu’s grip on Israel The New York Times * Why American Muslims lean leftwards for 2020 The Economist * A California court dealt a blow to religious liberty. It’s time for SCOTUS to act National Review * When a mob descended on Mass: A Facebook-driven movement to revive churches in America’s Midwestern cities The Wall Street Journal *

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