Biden administration marks Roe anniversary with new abortion initiatives January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the 51st anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade decision, President Joe Biden called for the restoration of Roe in federal law, and pledged his administration would take new steps to “protect access to safe and legal medication abortion.”
High court allows Border Patrol to remove razor wire Texas placed at the border January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 22 allowed Border Patrol agents to cut through or remove razor wire that Texas installed on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the state’s effort to prevent illegal border crossings.
U.S. bishops’ domestic policy chair hails new bipartisan child tax credit January 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News A recently announced bipartisan agreement on an expanded child tax credit is “exactly the sort of policy” that Congress should prioritize, said the U.S. archbishop who oversees the U.S. bishops’ committee on domestic policy.
Physician-assisted suicide next front of pro-life cause, Cardinal O’Malley says January 23, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life cause will confront new challenges in the coming decades, with physician-assisted suicide in particular emerging as a growing threat to human life, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston told attendees of the 25th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life Jan. 20.
Beloved, young Capuchin Franciscan volunteer shot dead in Washington January 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ryan Realbuto, a 23-year-old member of the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps, was fatally shot just after 10 p.m. Jan. 18 while walking with fellow volunteers in the Michigan Park neighborhood of Washington.
Spiritual oasis: Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee January 23, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With little fanfare, Pope Francis officially opened the Year of Prayer after Mass for the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
Bishop Dorsonville, who once served at Maryland parishes, dies unexpectedly at age 63 January 23, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Houma-Thibodaux, La., passed away unexpectedly late Jan 19 due to complications from recent health problems, according to a post from the diocese. He was 63.
Sister Mary Ann Mulzet, former John Carroll teacher, dies at 84 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Ann Mulzet, a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia who taught at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, was offered Dec. 28 at St. Joseph Villa in Philadelphia. Sister Mary Ann died Dec 19. She was 84.
Sister Anna Mae Coll, O.S.F. dies at 98 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Anna Mae Coll, formerly Sister James Bernard, will be offered Jan. 24 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Anna Mae died Jan. 20. She was 98 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 77 years.
Sister Catherine Ann Gilvary dies at 87 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A 10 a.m. funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Ann Gilvary, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who was formerly known as Sister Mary St. Martin, will be offered Jan. 25 at the IHM Center in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Catherine Ann died Jan. 16. She was 87.
Marist Poll finds majority in U.S. ‘pro-choice,’ willing to support some abortion limits January 23, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Although most Americans describe themselves as “pro-choice,” a majority also would support some legal limits on abortion, as well as conscience protections for health care workers who do not wish to participate in those procedures, according to a new Marist Poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Keep advocating for life ‘from womb to tomb’ even when laws don’t, bishop urges January 23, 2024By Theresa Cisneros OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Auxiliary Bishop Matthew G. Elshoff compared California’s 2022 decision to enshrine a right to abortion up to the point of delivery into the state constitution to the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution did not guarantee the rights of American citizenship to people of African-American descent, even if they were no longer slaves.
