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Welcome back to your weekly international edition of the daily briefing, where we highlight a little of what's going on around the world.
First, from NCR yesterday:
Catholic climate petition to Trump surpasses 15,000 signatures
Michael Sean Winters says Bishops must find, raise their voice against Republican health care proposal
And from Global Sisters Report:
Sanctuary: Sisters ponder their place in revived movement
From the British Isles:
Brexit bill receives Royal Assent allowing PM to trigger exit from EU
Theresa May warned EU will not be 'intimidated' over Brexit
Scotland's independence vote will complicate Brexit in some very interesting ways
Former Irish president McAleese warns Brexit may destroy goodwill at heart of peace process
Parts far and wide:
Geert Wilders Falls Short in Election, as Wary Dutch Scatter Their Votes
Explosion at IMF Paris offices after envelope opened, one person hurt: police
Australia calls for enforceable South China Sea pact soon
A New Zealand River Will Become A "Legal Person" After A Decades Long Fight
Philippine lawmaker seeks to impeach Duterte over drug fight
From Italy with love:
Italian debate on merits of ditching euro grows louder
Italy has already surpassed its renewable energy target for 2020
Italy sets date for referendum on vouchers, worker rights
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.]
