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Ron Vasek, center, addresses a news conference along with his wife Patty, right, and attorney Jeff Anderson, left, on May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Politics & SocietyNews
Steve Karnowski - Associated Press
His attorney said it's the first time a U.S. bishop has been sued individually for coercion.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Timothy W. O'Brien, S.J.
Like so many others in the French capital region, I have the air of a foreigner.
In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stands before the opening of the 85th Texas Legislative session in the house chambers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Meredith Hoffman - Associated Press
Many state-funded Texas adoption and foster care agencies routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants on religious grounds.
Engraved words from Kennedy's inaugural address (iStockPhoto)
Politics & SocietyVantage Point
The Editors
America’s editors managed, to a degree, to contain their enthusiasm for John F. Kennedy’s candidacy during the presidential campaign of 1960. Their reaction to his inaugural address, however, was less restrained.
U.S President Donald Trump with members of the Little Sisters of the Poor in the White House rose garden on May 4 (Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca (Sipa via AP Images)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
An executive order on religious liberty gave the impression of a church wanting to be left alone, but there is another role for Catholics.
At a May Day rally in Bloemfontein, South Africa, trade unionists demand that South African President Jacob Zuma step down. The president was jeered by labor activists and his speech was cancelled after scuffles broke out between his supporters and workers chanting for him to step down at the rally. (AP Photo/Khothatso Mokone)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Anthony Egan, S.J.
What should one make of this chaotic month? Is the presidency of Jacob Zuma reaching an endgame?