Texas again blocked from enforcing controversial law targeting migrants — for now March 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A divided U.S. Supreme Court March 19 lifted a temporary pause on a controversial Texas law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico, allowing the state to enforce the law while litigation proceeds.
Pro-life group deplores Harris’ historic visit to Planned Parenthood abortion clinic March 15, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President Kamala Harris on March 14 toured a Minnesota abortion clinic, marking the first time that a president or vice president has done so, according to Harris’ office.
Arizona governor rejects bill making it a state crime to cross its international border March 14, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Arizona’s governor recently rejected legislation that would have made crossing the state’s international border a state crime separate from a federal one in a move praised by the state’s Catholic conference, as other controversial measures work their way through the state’s Legislature.
Experts: Pope’s push for synodality key to putting church’s ‘best ideas’ in play March 14, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Synodality is a key theme of Pope Francis’ pontificate and its importance to the church’s mission can be seen in the American church’s response to policy issues including migration, said experts in a Georgetown University panel discussion marking the pontiff’s 11th anniversary.
Judge upholds program allowing some migrants to enter U.S. on humanitarian grounds March 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge March 8 dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states, allowing the Biden administration to continue operating a program permitting some migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
Texas judge blocks Paxton’s Annunciation House subpoena over due process concerns March 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A state judge March 11 temporarily blocked the Texas attorney general’s demands for the records of Annunciation House, citing concerns the state had a “predetermined” motive to shut down the Catholic nonprofit serving migrants.
Caridades Católicas y otras tres grandes organizaciones sin fines de lucro, se unen para contrarrestar la polarización en EE.UU. March 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: En Español Cuatro importantes organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro han lanzado un esfuerzo conjunto para contrarrestar el aumento de la polarización y el aislamiento en EE.UU., incluyendo Caridades Católicas USA, la organización dedicada a llevar a cabo la labor humanitaria doméstica de la Iglesia Católica en Estados Unidos.
Catholic Charities, three other major nonprofits ‘team up’ to counter polarization in U.S. March 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, News, Social Justice, World News Four major nonprofits have launched a joint effort to counteract rising polarization and isolation in the U.S., including Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States.
In boisterous State of the Union, Biden calls for Ukraine aid, abortion law and immigration reforms March 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News In his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Biden said “this is no ordinary moment” in U.S. history.
Department of Veterans Affairs finalizes abortion policy deplored by U.S. military archbishop March 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs finalized March 6 its interim policy permitting abortion at VA hospitals and clinics when there is risk to the mother’s life or in cases of rape or incest.
Alabama governor signs IVF bill pro-life groups call ‘ill-considered’ and ‘unjust’ March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey March 6 signed into law a bill passed by lawmakers to grant legal protection to in vitro fertilization clinics after a ruling by that state’s Supreme Court found that frozen embryos qualify as children under the state law’s wrongful death law.
Haley suspends bid, but Super Tuesday results may have warning signs for Trump and Biden March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suspended her bid for president March 6, leaving her party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, without any major rivals for the nomination.
