Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November.
Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers September 1, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, said in a report published Aug. 27 that while the FDA should reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, its sponsors may not be “currently meeting their legal responsibilities to ensure compliance” with remaining requirements.
New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo August 28, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The FBI “took minimal corrective action” after a controversial leaked memo discussed “radical traditionalist” Catholics, the Department of Justice said Aug. 28.
More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador August 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it expires in September.
Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program August 18, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic bishops of Florida issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements or risk their ability to participate in the state’s school voucher program.
Pro-life groups urge follow through from Blanche on policy permitting mifepristone by mail August 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As Todd Blanche was confirmed and sworn in as attorney general, a group of pro-life organizations urged him to follow through on his previous comments that the Trump administration would review a Biden administration policy permitting the shipment of mifepristone by mail. The Trump administration has sought to pause multiple state […]
Blanche signals potential restrictions on mifepristone by mail coming from Trump administration August 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a call with a predominantly Protestant Christian ministry that the Trump administration would be “putting practices and policies in place” to stop shipment of mifepristone by mail.
Israeli strikes cast doubt on White House peace plan as Catholic leaders call for prayers August 6, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Further Israeli strikes in Gaza cast doubt on the White House’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, a University of Notre Dame scholar told OSV News.
Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law August 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Trump administration rule change could push asylum applicants directly to deportation proceedings July 31, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Trump administration issued a new rule July 28 that could send hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a policy change that Catholic immigration advocates warned could leave many applicants at risk of deportation before their applications are even considered.
Jennie Bradley Lichter steps down as March for Life president July 30, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Jennie Bradley Lichter will step down as president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, she said in a July 30 statement.
