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The U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lacolle, Canada. The Trump administration is scheduled to formally publish more stringent asylum rules June 15 and allow 30 days for public comment. (CNS photo/Christinne Muschi, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
The changes may eliminate multiple grounds under which people can be granted asylum and allow immigration judges to reject asylum applications without hearing from those seeking it.
FaithShort Take
James T. Keane
Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.
Arts & CultureBooks
Joseph McAuley
Matthew Lockwood's new book shows how the events of the 1770s had reverberations far beyond American shores.
Arts & CultureBooks
Michael Vaccari
Eric Foner’s new book tells a sad story: how the U.S. Supreme Court, many Southern states and Congress delayed the implementation of three important constitutional amendments for nearly a century.
The archbishop designated by Pope Francis to the Archdiocese of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, speaks during a news conference as Cardinal Donald Wuerl looks on, at Washington Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Hyattsville, Maryland, on April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
FaithNews
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
Michael Voris, the founder of Church Militant, repeatedly refers to Gregory as “the African Queen” throughout the video.
In this Oct. 2, 2019, photo, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick leaves a meeting at the Capitol in Washington. President Trump fired him on May 15. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/file)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin W. Wildes
Unknown to most citizens, the dozens of inspectors general in the federal government look for waste, fraud and ethics violations. And President Trump has begun firing them, writes Kevin Wildes, S.J.