Justices zero in on consequences for hospitals, gun rights in birthright citizenship case May 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments May 15 over the Trump administration’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status or temporary visa holders, and whether federal judges could properly block that order.
Vance, Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass May 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the vice president’s office said.
House GOP budget proposal includes cuts to Medicaid, groups that perform abortions May 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News A proposed House budget is drawing fire from some critics over its cuts to Medicaid, while drawing praise from others for promises to eliminate funds to health providers who also perform abortions.
Planned Parenthood annual report shows abortions, public funding up after Dobbs May 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year’s report, while also showing a $100 million increase in government funding amid an overall decrease in cancer screenings and prevention services.
Trump signs executive order demanding drug manufacturers lower U.S. prices May 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Uncategorized, World News President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs — an issue the U.S. bishops have flagged in recent years — but the exact potential impact of the order was the subject of debate.
Report: Some House GOP members object to removing Planned Parenthood funds from Trump bill May 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News A group of House Republicans have reportedly expressed opposition to eliminating Planned Parenthood’s federal funding through the budget reconciliation process.
Trump, U.S political leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV: ‘A great honor for our country’ May 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, who was elected the 267th pope the same day, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
Civil rights probe launched over state abuse reporting law’s lack of Catholic confession protections May 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Justice Department said May 5 it opened a civil rights investigation into the development and passage of legislation in Washington state that requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect but provides no exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.
HHS releases report critical of gender transition procedures for youth May 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The Department of Health and Human Services recently released what it called a “comprehensive review” of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, calling for broader use of psychotherapy for young people with gender dysphoria rather than what proponents call gender-affirming care.
Supreme Court to allow enforcement of policy banning transgender troops May 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court said May 6 the Trump administration may enforce, for now, a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts.
Report: Mass deportation may split up millions of US citizen kids from their parents May 6, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Millions of U.S. citizen children are at risk of being left with no parents in their home under a mass deportation scenario, a new study by the Center for Migration Studies in New York estimated.
Trump dismisses criticism of AI image showing him as pope May 6, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump on May 5 dismissed criticism from Catholic leaders and commentators after an image that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence depicting himself as pope was posted to the White House’s social media account.
