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Need to know: Monday, June 19, 2017
Van rams worshippers leaving London mosque; Prime minister calls it a ‘sickening’ terrorist attack
A van plowed into worshippers near a London mosque, injuring 10 people in what police said was a deliberate attack on Muslims.
Nice guy or tough guy? The two faces of Pope Francis
To the vast majority, Pope Francis is the compassionate face of Catholicism today. But there is another streak to the Argentine pontiff that has been on display in recent days: A willingness to flex papal muscle and lay down the law.
Pope tells Merkel to keep pressing for international cooperation
Francis asked the German chancellor to keep fighting for the Paris climate change deal and to “tear down walls” that inhibit international cooperation, during a meeting Saturda
Virginia police probe Muslim girl’s killing as ‘road rage’ incident
A 17-year-old American Muslim girl was beaten and abducted after leaving a mosque in Virginia by a man who police later arrested on suspicion of murder after her body was found dumped in a pond.
NAACP’s Rev. William Barber among those banned from NC Legislative Building
After being arrested for failing to clear the hallways during a health care sit-in, Barber, the leader of the Moral Monday protest against Republican policies, was banned from entering the building again.
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Sri Lanka arrests monk, police officer for anti-Muslim violence
(Reuters) The arrests are part of a crackdown on violence against Muslims, who are 9 percent of the mostly Buddhist nation.
India court affirms priests’ right to property despite poverty oath
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) The ruling applies to all religions in the state, and to women in a religious order as well.
Kenyan faith leaders urge better treatment for children with HIV
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) An estimated 26,000 children living with HIV in Kenya need treatment, but are not receiving it, the faith leaders said.
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