Morning Briefing

Here are the must read stories on NCR today: 

• Vatican religious congregation contacting about 15 orders of US sisters for ‘serene dialogue’ 
• Vatican's doctrinal congregation calls on bishops, lay movements to respect each other
• Eco-Catholic: 'Poverty has a face!' Francis tells UN food program
• Soul Seeing: Laughing, giggling, roaring, guffawing
• Theologians conclude meeting on "Justice and Mercy"
• 'OneParish' mobile app created to grow parish engagement

Orlando shooting: 

• Florida bishop on Orlando attack: Sadly, religion 'often breeds contempt' for LGBT people
• Cupich in letter to LGBT community: 'I stand with you.'​
• The murders in Orlando

Here is what's new at Global Sisters Report: 

• Electronic waste: Informal economy supports thousands in Ghana slum
• Supreme Court focuses on immigration amid deportations
• Women religious join those bringing attention to Day of Justice for murdered Honduran activist
• If you aren't offered something to eat or drink, you're not in a convent

Other must read stories from around the web: 

• Post-Sandy Hook gun laws to reach justices days after Orlando shooting
• Sheriff: Army Reserve officer threatens members of mosque
• A personal quest to document Islamic State massacre of Iraqi Yazidis
• Archbishop of Canterbury supports remain campaign in EU referendum
• Kansas City diocese drops out of bidding for charter school building (Note: This building is right next-door to NCR headquarters.)
• Priest accused of punching best man at wedding
• Church struggling to attract and keep New Zealand-born worshippers
• Cloistered nun in India gets PhD in rocket engines
• Unrest in Guam archdiocese goes back several years