U.S. bishops join pope, other groups urging Biden to commute 40 death sentences December 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute existing federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, who has sought to expand the use of capital punishment, returns to the White House.
As border state bishops, New Mexico prelates urge Trump to reconsider mass deportation plans December 6, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News The incoming Trump administration should “rethink” its plans to carry out mass deportations, the bishops of New Mexico wrote in an open letter.
Supreme Court hears challenge to Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors December 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in a case concerning a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening ceremonies December 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News President-elect Donald Trump will attend the upcoming reopening ceremony for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, he said Dec. 2. The trip will mark his first foreign trip since his election to a second term.
Biden’s controversial pardon of son Hunter brings mixed reaction, potential consequences December 3, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon for his son Hunter Biden Dec. 1 brought strong reaction from Catholic political observers and lawmakers alike, including criticism from Republicans and some members of Biden’s own Democratic Party.
Supreme Court gets set for oral arguments over state’s gender transition ban for minors December 2, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Dec. 4 a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, the high court’s first major step toward weighing in on the controversial issue.
Biden awards former Planned Parenthood president the Presidential Medal of Freedom November 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Joe Biden awarded Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 in a private ceremony, the White House said.
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including abortion pill ban November 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Wyoming judge ruled Nov. 18 that two state laws restricting abortion — including one banning chemical or medication abortions — violated the state’s constitution and could not be enforced.
Report examines ‘persistent racial disparities’ in federal death penalty use November 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As activists push President Joe Biden to commute existing federal death sentences during his final months in office, a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center examined what it called persistent racial disparities in federal death penalty prosecutions.
Catholic groups reiterate ‘solidarity with immigrants’ amid a new administration, Congress November 19, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic organizations have reiterated their “solidarity with immigrants” and shared what the first 100 days of a second Trump administration may bring on immigration policy.
Texas high court rejects execution delay for man convicted of ‘shaken baby’ murder November 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Texas Supreme Court Nov. 15 denied a state House committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, after lawmakers questioned the evidence behind his conviction.
Trump’s cabinet picks; RFK Jr.’s pro-abortion record; abortion ballots examined November 15, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News President-elect Donald Trump named his nominees for several key roles in his second term, including the controversial selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was recently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, for attorney general.
