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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 today and yesterday:
Pope Francis is heading to Armenia this weekend: Papal trip to Armenia a moment for Orthodox friendship, political rapprochement
Chilean ex-soldier stands trial for 1973 death of singer Victor Jara
And from Global Sisters Report:
Sisters' school stands out in Guatemalan dump town
Catholic, Buddhist nuns in Vietnam partner to help people with cancer
Britain is voting today over whether to leave the European Union:
Photo story from the New York Times: Portraits of a Nation Contemplating a ‘Brexit
David Cameron insists he has no regrets over calling EU poll
Denial then panic: how the EU misjudged the British mood
Migrant Crisis:
Lives Still in Limbo, One Year After Southeast Asia Migrant Crisis
EU agrees new border force to tackle migrant crisis
Europe migrant crisis: Charity rejects EU funds over migration policy
From Italy with love:
Italy’s 5 Star Movement Calls for Euro Referendum
The Brexit contagion: How France, Italy and the Netherlands now want their referendum too
EU referendum prompts prosecco panic in Italy
Italy’s ‘Floating Piers’ Closes at Night Because Tourists Are Wearing It Out
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[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]