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Vol. 38, No. 24
The pope and his critics

IN THE NEWS | Censuring of conservative clergy points to larger tensions in the Roman Catholic Church

By the Numbers: Money trap

BY THE NUMBERS | Some nations that benefited from China’s lending program now face staggering bills

Departures

Henry Kissinger & Sandra Day O’Connor

Global Briefs: EU upholds workplace religious-symbol ban

Court says ban, sparked by a Muslim employee’s headscarf, was not discriminatory because it applied to all workers

U.S. Briefs: Christians face foster care freeze-out

Proposal would require kids who identify as LGBTQ to be placed with foster parents who support their preferred sexual orientation and gender identity

What’s inside the Gaza Strip tunnels?

BACKGROUNDER | To hide from Israeli airstrikes and soldiers, Hamas has built hundreds of miles of tunnels—complete with kitchenettes and toilets

Quotables

“A week ago the river was just alive with rats floating around.”

Quick Takes: Delivery dilemma

Woman discovers a windfall of lottery tickets in unsolicited package