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Demonstrators take part in a protest on Sept. 24, 2016, in Dublin to urge the Irish government to repeal the eighth amendment to the constitution, which enforces strict limitations to a woman's right to an abortion. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne 
Politics & SocietyNews
Karen Huber - Religion News Service
Abortion in Ireland is only legal if the pregnant woman’s life is at risk, including risk of suicide, but public opinion has long been evolving.
Demonstrators in San Juan last June protest against creditors trying to take control of the island nation's assets. (CNS photo/Thais Llorca, EPA)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tim Padgett
“Puerto Rico’s problem is that it’s an island of U.S. citizens who don’t have citizens’ rights—to vote in U.S. elections or have voting representatives in Congress.”
Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops in clashes on May 15 during a protest in the West Bank town of Bethlehem marking the 69th anniversary of their uprooting. Palestinians call the 1948 uprooting "nakba" or catastrophe. (CNS photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The conflict is almost certain to be on the agenda for discussion when President Trump comes to the Vatican.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista at the presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will have to manage an awkward relationship between the White House and the Vatican.
A protester faces the National Guard during clashes on May 10 in Caracas, Venezuela.  (CNS photo/Miguel Guitierrez, EPA) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Ezra Fieser - Catholic News Service
Weeks of large-scale street demonstrations have led to violent clashes with police, leaving nearly 40 people dead and drawing international condemnation.
President Donald Trump waves before delivering keynote address at Liberty University's commencement in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S., on May 13, 2017. Photo courtesy REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Politics & SocietyNews
Lauren Markoe - Religion News Service
Trump, who received an honorary law degree at Liberty’s commencement, said he was making good on his promises.