House Republicans accuse Biden administration of ‘double standard’ on FACE Act prosecutions May 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News House Republicans accused the Biden administration May 16 of a “double standard” on the enforcement of a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities.
N.C. Legislature overrides governor’s veto of 12-week abortion ban May 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Carolina’s Legislature May 16 overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, allowing the measure to be enacted. The bill, an outlier among states that have passed abortion restrictions since Dobbs, now becomes law despite a pressure campaign from Gov. Roy Cooper for lawmakers to reject it.
Will AI serve or replace Hollywood’s human writers on strike for better wages? May 17, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Among the 11,500 members’ demands to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, is that any forthcoming contract agreement should “regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies.”
‘Bless those who walk the blue line,’ bishop prays as nation honors police May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News As the U.S. marks National Police Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., has issued a statement honoring law enforcement officers, both living and dead.
New report says Germany’s Catholic Church faces major decline in membership, revenue May 16, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Germany’s Catholic Church will be forced to give up a third of its properties in the face of dwindling membership and revenue, according to a new report, with many buildings facing demolition unless converted to other uses.
Archbishop William Lori announces clergy appointments May 16, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William Lori announced clergy appointments for the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archdiocesan Spelling Bee returns May 16, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore Spelling Bee returned this year with 23 participants at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville, May 8.
US Ukrainian Catholics greet Zelenskyy-Pope Francis meeting with elation, concern May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are hailing a surprise meeting between Pope Francis and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a mixture of elation and wariness.
N.C. governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, puts pressure on Legislature poised to override him May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed a 12-week abortion ban in May, but the state’s Republican Legislature may have the votes necessary to override him provided every single lawmaker holds firm against the governor’s pressure campaign.
St. Anselm College defends and criticizes controversial CNN town hall with Donald Trump May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After facing criticism from the community for hosting a CNN town hall with former president and current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, St. Anselm College defended its decision to host the May 10 event while stating it was “deeply troubled” by one portion.
Setting the trajectory: Knott Scholarship Funds drive impact over a generation May 16, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Henry and Marion Knott, who founded the Knott Scholarship Funds more than 40 years ago as a way to empower and engage academically talented Catholic students to become leaders in service to their schools, parishes and communities.
Abuse survivor reflects on John Merzbacher’s death May 15, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News “And I get no pleasure from his death because I wish none of it had happened,” Elizabeth Ann Murphy said. “It still doesn’t restore my childhood.”