Reuters, by Stephanie Nebehay and Dave Sherwood: Chilean police and soldiers used excessive or unnecessary force to quell recent demonstrations, committing serious human rights violations including unlawful killings and torture that should be prosecuted, the United Nations said on Friday….

Reuters, by Andrew Osborn: A Russian court jailed a Jehovah’s Witness adherent for six years on Friday after finding him guilty of extremist activity, part of a crackdown on the group that human rights activists say violates religious freedom. A…

CBS News, by Audrey Mcnamara: A 13-year-old boy will be charged in the murder of Tessa Majors, a freshman at Barnard College in Manhattan, who died after being stabbed in Morningside Park on Wednesday night, CBS News has learned. The…

NBC News, by Denise Chow: The volcano in New Zealand that killed an estimated 14 people when it erupted with little warning is notoriously difficult to predict, making it one of the most dangerous in the world, according to scientists….

The Washington Post, by Brady Dennis: A year ago, a little known 15-year-old Swedish girl in a checked shirt and pigtails stood before world leaders in a snowy Polish coal town and told them they were blowing their chance to…

The Washington Post, by Miriam Berger: The evidence was overwhelming. Investigators had a list, exclusively viewed by the Associated Press, of 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who since 2018 had been allegedly trafficked to China and forced to…

CBN News, by Chris Mitchell: Israel faces a unique time in its history. It currently faces unprecedented challenges within; while at the same time [it] is surrounded by existential threats. For the first time, Israelis may be heading to the…

The Guardian, by Eleanor Ainge Roy: More than a third of all pornography watched in New Zealand depicts non-consensual sexual activity, a study by the chief censor has found in the first report of its kind into the country’s sexual…

Reuters, by Philip Pullella and Jonathan Allen: The Vatican said on Wednesday [November 27th] that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, who has been at the center of a sex abuse…

The Gospel Coalition, by Kevin DeYoung: If you haven’t heard of the Enneagram yet, it won’t be long before you do. After being used for several decades in Catholic retreats and seminars, the nine-type personality tool has seen an explosion…

Catholic News Agency: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg quoted the Gospel of Matthew in his first statewide ad in South Carolina, the latest in the candidate’s references to Christianity in his campaign messages. The ad opens with a clip from…

Vox, by Catherine Kim: Two people died and three were injured in a stabbing attack in London [November 29th], according to the police. Government officials have deemed the stabbings a “terrorist incident.” The 28-year-old suspect believed to have carried out…