American Indian / Native activists challenge the Catholic Church on its history with colonialism. A UN investigation determines that a majority of women suffer from online abuse worldwide. And report details the unequal access to education in parts of rural India. It's Fiery Tuesday, our weekly take on political and social news from around the world. All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

Should Pope Francis have canonized the controversial colonial missionary Junipero Serra? And should he repeal the "Doctrine of Colonization," a 15th century justification for colonization by Christian nations? Native / Amerind website Indian Country offers their take on the Pope's record with indigenous peoples.

If you thought the issue of women being harassed on the internet was overblown a UN report would suggest otherwise. According to The Times of India nearly three fourths of all women online are exposed to cyber violence of some kind or another. You can read more here.

In the face of numerous public shootings and the criticism of countries worldwide, why is it that America consistently refuses to grapple with gun control? The Guardian's writer Penny Okamoto writes that it has a lot to do with a common misunderstanding of the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

A lot of progress has been made in India over the last few decades as the country's economy expands and its living standards rise. But as this report from Japan's NHK network shows, there's still a lot of work to be done. In it, NHK talks about the problems of economic inequality and sexism which still hinder the country's public education system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has drawn a lot of criticism recently for authorizing Russian air strikes against Syrian rebels opposing the country's dictator Bashar al-Assad. The President's response has been to claim that Western support for the rebels is responsible for the emergence of ISIL. But according to The Huffington Post that's simply not true.