The world’s sudden interest in the small order of fewer than 3,000 members had forced Father Moral Antón, an affable, 69-year-old Spaniard, to distill Augustinians’ principles and spiritual ideals to their essence, he said in an interview. Charity, truth and unity, he recited in Latin and translated into Spanish. (Mazzei & Bigg, The New York Times)
Read MoreToday, we mark 20 years of YouTube by revisiting the site’s 10 most-watched music videos. Check out the list below. (And by the way, we’re excluding kids’ channels from this list, or else we subject ourselves to the wrath of “Baby Shark” yet again.) (Jones, Stereogum)
Read MoreWhile some have argued the bill closes an important omission from the state’s list of mandatory reporters, others have expressed concern that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the confessional. (Scanlon, American Magazine)
Read MoreThe Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” (Smith, AP News)
Read MoreBathrooms. Medical care. Sports. The definition of "male" and "female." In state legislatures this spring, Republicans have kept a focus on transgender people. They have filed hundreds of restrictive bills, often using them to put Democrats in tough political positions. (Ginglas, NPR)
Read MoreOne internal document indicates that Pornhub as of May 2020 had 706,000 videos available on the site that had been flagged by users for depicting rape or assaults on children or for other problems. That was partly because, the documents suggest, Pornhub did not necessarily review a video for possible removal until it had been flagged at least 16 times. (Kristof, The New York Times)
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