Indonesian officials close three churches, Catholic summer courses to be offered at Oxford, religious statues decaptitated in Peru and the Vatican welcomes a new intake of Swiss Guards (pictured).
Beastie Boys singer dies (Newsday)
Catholic summer courses to be offered at Oxford (CNA)
Cardinal Koch accuses Hans Kung of misleading over Vatican II (Tablet)
Vatican welcomes 26 new Swiss Guards (Adelaide Now)
Controversy over US gay student scholarship (CNS)
Indonesian officials close three Christian churches (Ucanews)
Pope wants less dissent at universities (Tablet)
British anti-abortion campaigner dies (Catholic Herald)
Rise in US seminary numbers (CNA)
Peruvians troubled by decapitated religious statues (CNA)
Conference controversies prompt calls for resignations (CNA)