Morning Briefing

Here are the must read stories on NCRonline today: 

• Violence, culture of impunity still plaque El Salvador
• Salvadoran women imprisoned for miscarriages and stillbirths
• Editorial: Demand nuclear disarmament, not deterrence
• Twin Cities archdiocese blocks LGBT Catholic youth summit
• Book Review: Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
• The rollout of the encyclical on the environment

International news from around the world: 

• Church leaders take backseat in Irish gay marriage vote
• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: 'I encourage everyone to vote and reflect carefully'
• Jerusalem: What is normal here?
• America snores when Christian terrorist threatens to massacre Muslims
• Australia backs boat turnarounds in Asian migrant crisis
• Pope Francis to bishops: Stop ordering faithful around

National news from around the web: 

• Chicago archdiocese settles abuse claim against former priest for $1.25 million
• Seattle archdiocese pays $1.2 million to settle abuse case
• The 10 best Roman Catholic colleges
• Priest says he was fired from Seton Hall for supporting LGBT rights
• Nun who kissed Elvis onscreen helps answer abbey's prayers
• Bobby Jindal makes religious freedom pitch in new Iowan ad
• Legislators pass bill that had been nixed over Islamic law