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 yesterday:
Vatican updates guidelines for educating priests, reaffirming ban on gay seminarians
What does Hillary Clinton's loss mean for feminism and its future?
And from Global Sisters Report:
Immigration advocates, Catholic sisters, hope Texas ruling is step to ending family detention
Sisters in Central Africa shield girls singled out as 'witches'
Continuing migrant crisis:
Angela Merkel endorses burka ban 'wherever legally possible'
Syrian Forces Said to Drive Deeper Into Rebel-Held Aleppo
Aleppo Rebels, Caught on the Back Foot, Propose Hail Mary Truce in Syria
Brexit frustrations:
Brexit referendum not legally binding, Supreme Court told
British government agrees under pressure to divulge Brexit plan details
London banks 'in advanced stages' of shifting operations to Paris
Supreme Court Brexit case told Scotland should get say on Brexit
Parts far and wide:
Iran minister says in US interest to stay committed to nuclear pact
Cuba wants to sign accords with US before Obama exit - officials
Myanmar stops migrant workers going to Malaysia after Rohingya row
From Italy with love:
Matteo Renzi Resigns, Ending Italy's 63rd Government in 70 Years
Long Goodbye for Renzi With Italy Seeking Government Number 64
Documenting Rural Italy's Vanishing Traditions
DNA Evidence Of Malaria Found In Imperial-Era Skeletons In Southern Italy
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.]