Trump administration revokes Biden-era abortion directive for emergency rooms June 4, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The Trump administration announced June 3 that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation’s hospitals directing them to perform abortions in emergency circumstances even in states that banned the procedure.
Dolan: N.Y. lawmakers ‘may conclude that some lives aren’t worth living’ June 2, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
Washington bishops sue over mandatory reporter law’s lack of Catholic confession protections May 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.
Missouri Supreme Court leaves abortion ban in place, for now May 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Missouri Supreme Court on May 27 overturned a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the state’s abortion restrictions, effectively leaving its ban in place — for now.
Supreme Court rejects Indigenous coalition’s appeal over mine’s threat to sacred site May 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on May 27 rejected an appeal from a coalition of Western Apache people, along with other Native American and non-Indigenous supporters, that sought to protect their sacred site at Oak Flat, Ariz., from destruction by a copper mining giant.
U.S. bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis May 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.
House OKs Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; Catholic leaders urge lawmakers to promote common good May 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. House of Representatives May 22 passed a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration.
Supreme Court deadlocks over proposed Oklahoma Catholic charter school May 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized The high court’s 4-4 ruling means that a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which found the establishment of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School as a publicly funded religious school was unconstitutional, will stand for now.
Cuts to CRS food aid projects could impact hundreds of thousands of children, group says May 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: DOGE cuts, News, World News Catholic Relief Services said May 21 that most of its projects under a federal international food aid program were terminated, leaving hundreds of thousands of children more vulnerable to hunger.
Trump, Vance meet Pope Leo XIV’s brother in Oval Office May 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance May 20 met Louis Prevost, the older brother of Pope Leo XIV, and his wife, Deborah Prevost, at the White House.
Bishops praise, criticize federal actions affecting human life amid budget debate May 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News As congressional lawmakers consider a sweeping package for Trump’s agenda, the U.S. Catholic bishops offered both praise and criticism of federal actions affecting human life, such involving gender transition, abortion funding, and pregnant migrants, in a pair of statements May 19.
‘Take it Down Act’ to combat online sexual exploitation signed into law May 20, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, News, social media, World News President Donald Trump on May 19 signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation.
