Bush says reauthorizing PEPFAR is pro-life, saving millions from HIV/AIDS September 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Former President George W. Bush in an opinion piece for The Washington Post published Sept. 13 made his case for the reauthorization of PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, calling that program pro-life — despite claims to the contrary from some pro-life advocates who have expressed concern some of the program’s funds could be diverted to pay for abortions.
Supreme Court is asked to weigh in on future of abortion pill September 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Justice Department and the manufacturer of an abortion drug asked the U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 8 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would limit access to the drug, setting the stage for the high court to weigh in on the future of the drug’s availability.
Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services assists with Morocco earthquake recovery September 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. Catholic Church’s international relief and development agency, is assisting recovery efforts following a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 2,900 people in Morocco and injured thousands, the group said.
Federal appeals court allows anti-migrant buoys in Rio Grande to remain for now September 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A New Orleans-based federal appeals court has issued an order allowing buoys installed by Texas to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande to stay in place for now.
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.
