Morning Briefing, International

by Joshua J. McElwee

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jmcelwee@ncronline.org

Welcome back to your new weekly international edition of Morning Briefing, where we try to highlight a little of what's going on around the world.

First, what you may have missed from NCR yesterday:

Women share struggles at Vatican event, skirting issues of ordination, governance

Hans Kung appeals to Pope Francis to reconsider papal infallibility

And from Global Sisters Report:

Q&A with Sr. Mary Madonna Ashton, National Women's History Project honoree

Formation stories: Four women chart different paths to becoming sisters

From around the globe:

Britain: Prime Minister Cameron says he will run for Parliament in 2020 even if no longer prime minister

Syria: Country's first astronaut now a refugee living in Turkey

What we look like: European leaders awakening to possibility of President Trump

Japan: On anniversary of Fukushima disaster, Prime Minister Abe pledges continuing nuclear power

Myanmar: Suu Kyi nominates aide, former driver, to presidency

From Italy with love:

Detained Imam planned terror attack at main Rome train station

Report: Taxes from immigrants in Italy financing 600,000 pensioners

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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