Welcome back to your weekly international edition of Morning Briefing, where we try to highlight a little of what's going on around the world.
First, from NCR today and yesterday:
Criminal charges dropped against Twin Cities archdiocese after it admits wrongdoing in abuse case
Former Our Sunday Visitor publisher named CNS director, editor-in-chief
And from Global Sisters Report:
Growing number of associates partner with religious communities to quench spiritual thirst
Women religious' compelling personal stories take center stage in Standup Sisters project
Also:
Monday was the first day of a month-long prayer action called for by the National Black Catholic Congress. They ask that all people of good will to pray a prayer together. It can be found here.
Turkey’s attempted coup aftermath:
Erdogan Declares 3-Month State of Emergency in Turkey
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Erdogan's purge may give NATO no choice but to expel Turkey from the alliance
Turkey Purges Universities after Failed Coup
Migrant Crisis:
Italy says 3,200 boat migrants rescued Tuesday, one body recovered
Here's How the Turkish Coup Could Revive the EU's Migrant Crisis
'We feared the worst': Turkey's failed coup a relief for Syrian refugees
Britain continues into Brexit unknowns:
UK renounces rotating EU presidency due for 2017
Germany’s Merkel pleads for patience before Brexit
German president says UK shouldn’t be treated harshly
UN memo questions Britain's Security Council veto power
From Italy with love:
No EU exit for us, say Italy's on-the-rise Eurosceptics
Five Star mayor of Turin to create Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’
Ideas for next week? Drop me a line:
[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]
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