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“The quasi-factual nature of the widely shared story triggered a response from Snopes, a popular fact-checking website. Snopes noted the inaccurate nature of the Bee’s story but also included in its post a subheading: ‘We’re not sure if fanning the flames of controversy and muddying the details of a news story classify an article as satire.’” - RNS

Christian Post reports: “After harrowing fall, Christian daredevil Nik Wallenda to walk tightrope in faith over Times Square with sister”

“The British newsmagazine Standpoint hit newsstands in England… with the subtitle ‘Newly revealed documents portray the great civil rights leader as a sexual libertine who ‘laughed’ as a forcible rape took place.’ The article is written by historian David J. Garrow, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his 1986 biography, Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr.

“The celebration of Holy Week in this colonial town southwest of Mexico City is one of the most dramatic and shocking in the country. During Holy Week, ten processions, each more solemn than the last as the week progresses, are carried out by three religious brotherhoods: Animas, Encruzados and Flagelentes.” - RNS

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin “was convicted on charges of failing to inform the proper authorities of child sexual abuse allegations. In his statement, Barbarin said on the morning of March 18 that he forwarded his resignation to the pope.” - WRN

“The report pointed out that church officials have informed their congregants of only a few names included in the list.” - WRN

“On March 9, Pope Francis met with President Russell M. Nelson … marking the first meeting between the Catholic head and the leader of the LDS Church. The visit occurred a day before President Nelson dedicated the first temple of the Latter-day Saints in Rome.” - WRN

“With more people leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than in past generations, it seems everyone has an explanation for why this is happening.” - RNS