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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:
Francis asks Trump to work for peace in closely watched Vatican meeting
Michael Sean Winters' comment: Trump meets Pope Francis
Ken Briggs' comment: The pope steps up
Religious leaders fast to protest steep budget cuts for the poor
And from Global Sisters Report:
Immaculata's new president faces modern college challenges
Younger sisters renew relationships to prepare for future leadership, collaboration
Trump's first international trip:
Italy's prime minister lobbies Trump to open US to more migrants
Terror key theme for Trump abroad, but gaps in agenda remain
Abroad, President Trump's reality collides with candidate Trump's words
Russia looms over Trump's meetings with European leaders
The Manchester attack:
Manchester bombing probe expands with arrests on two continents
Britain stops sharing Manchester attack intelligence with US after leaks continue
Britain dispatches military as it stares down the threat of further attacks
Brexit and the British election:
Manchester bombing will alter course of British election campaign
Only winner of Britain's election will be populism
Net Migration to Britain Falls in 2016 as EU Citizens Leave
EU warns bureaucrats to beware Brexit lobbyists
Northern Ireland faces outsize risk as Brexit looms
Parts far and wide:
Moody's downgrades China's debt for first time in 26 years
Beijing protests US Navy patrol through South China Sea
China says no one should bring chaos to Korean peninsula
India May Have Already Overtaken China as the World's Most Populous Nation
Indonesian police launch raid as Jakarta attacks linked to Islamic State
Montenegro finds itself at heart of tensions with Russia as it joins Nato
US-Russia Hotline Is Buzzing Even After Strike on Syria
From Italy with love:
Italy wants to focus the G7 summit on Africa — but other crises keep coming up
Migrant boat accident kills dozens between Libya and Italy
Colin Firth applies for Italian citizenship
Trump Has Inadvertently Given Corsica to Italy - and Italians Are Loving It
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.]