News.com.au: The Senkaku Islands are tiny rocky spurs, part of a scattering of islands between the northern tip of Taiwan and the Japanese home islands. They are rapidly turning into a flashpoint for war… [O]ngoing aggressive incursions by Chinese fishing…

Catholic News Agency: After years in decline, Catholic clergy sex abuse could be on the rise again, warns a professor-priest’s analysis of relevant data. The professor’s report sees a rising trend in abuse, and argues that the evidence strongly suggests…

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The Washington Post: The suspect in a grisly shooting that left 11 people dead at a Pittsburgh synagogue was charged Wednesday in a 44-count indictment accusing him of federal hate crimes. Officials say Robert Bowers, 46, of Baldwin, Pa., drove…

CNN: On Thursday we learned that federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania have taken a step long-sought by survivors of clergy sexual abuse: They launched a federal investigation into the Catholic Church. Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses told CNN that they have received…

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UK Independent: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, saying the religious figure would be “ardently welcomed.” The gesture from the North is a bid to highlight peace efforts being made on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korea’s…

Reuters: The United States believes Russia is developing a ground-launched system in breach of a Cold War treaty that could allow Russia to launch a nuclear strike on Europe at short notice, but Moscow has consistently denied any such violation….

U.S. News. In a disturbing national trend, the number of three common sexually transmitted diseases hit a record high last year, with nearly 2.3 million cases reported in the U.S. – eclipsing the record set in 2016 by more than…

“[The U.S. state of] Missouri is launching an investigation of potential sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of St Louis, state attorney general Josh Hawley said. “The announcement follows the bombshell report in Pennsylvania confirming even more widespread sexual…