Abortions rise in most U.S. states where the procedure remains legal, data shows September 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of 2023 compared with 2020, according to a New York Times analysis of data from the Guttmacher Institute, which opposes abortion restrictions.
New York cardinal: Let us remember 9/11 but not forget the day after September 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be marked with solemn ceremonies across the U.S., should be observed with memories of lives lost and impacted by the day’s events.
Juez federal ordena a Texas retirar las boyas antimigrantes del Río Grande September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: En Español Un juez federal ordenó a Texas retirar las controvertidas barreras flotantes en el Río Grande y prohibió al estado añadir o reinstalar boyas adicionales en el río destinadas a reducir los cruces fronterizos no autorizados, lo que supone una victoria legal para el gobierno de Biden, que se oponía a su uso.
Federal judge orders Texas to remove anti-migrant buoys from the Rio Grande September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge ordered Texas to remove controversial floating barriers in the Rio Grande and prohibited the state from adding or reinstalling additional buoys in the river aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings, marking a legal victory for the Biden administration, which opposed their use.
Pence at St. Anselm’s: Populism a ‘road to ruin’ for GOP September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Republicans face a choice between populism and conservatism, former Vice President Mike Pence argued in a Sept. 6 speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
Invade Mexico? Campaign rhetoric offers ‘simplistic’ solutions to drug and migration problems, expert says September 4, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Campaign rhetoric often offers simple solutions to complex problems of drug trafficking and migration, an immigration policy expert told OSV News, with a notable example taking place at the recent first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle.
State abortion limits become topic of debate among candidates and activists September 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After activists for legal abortion pushed back on some Republican presidential candidates’ criticism of some state abortion laws as being without limits, a prominent pro-life group cast those arguments as disingenuous and said some states actually do not limit the procedure in law.
60 years after March on Washington, Georgetown panel says MLK’s dream yet unfulfilled September 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Sixty years after the March on Washington, there is still work to be done to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality, a Georgetown University panel said Aug. 28.
Parents ask appeals court to allow an opt-out from school books with LGBTQ+ themes August 31, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, discloses ‘very treatable’ blood cancer diagnosis August 30, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News House Majority Leader Steve Scalise disclosed Aug. 29 that he has been diagnosed with a “very treatable” form of blood cancer.
NBC: Virginia governor may seek 15-week abortion ban if GOP takes Legislature August 29, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will seek the passage of a 15-week abortion ban if Republicans gain control of the state’s General Assembly this fall, NBC News reported.
Fla. bishop condemns racially motivated shooting: ‘Violence, bigotry have no place in our hearts or society’ August 28, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Racial Justice, World News A Florida Catholic bishop condemned a racially motivated shooting that took place late Aug. 26 at a Dollar General store Aug. 26 in Jacksonville, saying, “Violence and bigotry have no place in our hearts or our society.”
