Morning Briefing

Here are the must reads on NCRonline today: 

• Part 3 of a 4-part series on survivors of sexual abuse: Trauma can bring about growth
• Act aims to end death penalty in California
• Pope Francis puts Guam archbishop accused of sex abuse on leave
• Pope's move to oust bishops negligent on sexual abuse gets mixed reviews
• Petition to Archbishop Sartain: disclose abuse claim files, empower lay review board
• Column: Morocco continues occupation of Western Sahara, in defiance of UN
• ICYMI: Ethiopia drought not a full-scale disaster, benefitting from political stability

Don't miss these stories at Global Sisters Report: 

• Communities on the U.S. border 'grow from within'
• Global citizenship and education key to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals, sisters say
• Column: Oops, it's Easter -- and other surprises from Ethiopia
• Sisters facilitate food trading program that spreads nutrition around Vietnam
• Q & A with Sr. Philomena Pichhappilly, working to eliminate misery in India's slums

In other news around the world: 

• Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend, Muslim pathbreaker, dead at 74
• European churches say growing flock of Muslim refugees are converting
• Are Christian converts seeking asylum getting a raw deal?
• Women-only hours at a pool in Brooklyn have ignited a debate about religious accommodation and the separation of church and state
• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin bemoans lack of Catholic intellectuals in Ireland
• Battle over legacy of controversial priest fuels hunger strike, lawsuit
• Drunken priest attacks paramedic, London police, claims diplomatic immunity
• Falsely accused priest felt ‘cut loose’ by Irish diocese