House approves Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after Senate passage July 4, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. House on July 3 approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a 218-214 vote, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for his signature.
Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; measure heads to House July 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Senate Republicans on July 1 passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, without any Democratic support and losing three members of their ranks.
Report: US abortions continue post-Dobbs rise in part due to telehealth June 28, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The rate of abortions in the U.S. continued to increase in 2024 following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion.
Supreme Court rules states can deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood June 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 26 that there is not a private right to bring a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s decision to end Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state’s Medicaid program. The ruling will likely allow other states to remove Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs.
Washington Roundup: Trump weighs options in Israel-Iran conflict, CLINIC condemns expanded ICE raids June 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The White House said President Donald Trump would decide whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran within two weeks amid negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear efforts.
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors June 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Supreme Court takes up appeal from N.J. faith-based pregnancy centers June 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court said June 16 it will hear an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging an investigation by that state’s attorney general alleging they misled people about their services and seeking information about their donors.
Religious Liberty Commission examines imperiled Native American sacred site, mandatory reporter law June 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Key religious liberty challenges facing Americans include the threat of the destruction to an Apache sacred site by a copper mining giant, as well as a new law in Washington state requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, said witnesses at the inaugural meeting of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission on June 16.
Pope Leo XIV’s diplomatic efforts may impact U.S. foreign policy, analyst says June 16, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles about peacebuilding, an analyst told OSV News. His actions as a head of state could also impact U.S. diplomacy.
House Republicans advance bill to repeal FACE Act June 12, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The House Judiciary Committee voted June 10 to repeal a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities by prohibiting actions such as obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic.
Bishops urge lawmakers to protect Medicaid as Senate considers Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ June 11, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News As the Senate began its consideration of a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged lawmakers not to cut programs such as Medicaid or SNAP.
Washington state bishops ask court to block mandatory reporter law without Catholic confession protections June 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Catholic bishops of Washington state asked a federal court to block a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.
