Catholic Review
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
After more than two dozen Catholic Democratic House lawmakers signed a “statement of principles” advocating for abortion access that cited tenets of their faith as their rationale, the U.S. bishops and other Catholics pushed back, arguing their position was contrary to church teaching.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News
The U.S. bishops are encouraging Catholics to join them in asking Congress to protect children online, both from viewing pornography and from becoming victims of child pornography and exploitation.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News
The U.S. Senate on June 1 passed its version of a compromise bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just days before a June 5 deadline to address the debt ceiling or risk a U.S. government default.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News
Details are still forthcoming and must be formalized into legislation for a Congressional vote — however, the prospect of a national default on the debts the nation has already incurred is potentially averted for the moment.
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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.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News
House Republicans on April 26 voted to pass House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s legislation to raise the debt ceiling through 2024 and cut government spending, but the bill is seen as dead on arrival in the Democratically-controlled Senate and is opposed by the White House.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News
A leading Catholic lawmaker and religious freedom advocate has called on the Biden administration to support the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services in a dispute over a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract that a leading U.S. military medical center awarded to a secular defense contractor.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News
Theologians and church leaders told OSV News that a public policy response to gun violence representing a Catholic perspective should start by prioritizing the common good.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News
A U.S. House hearing March 22 examined what it called Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s anti-Catholic persecution and called for action, just days after the Vatican said it closed its embassy in Nicaragua.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
Despite being labeled a Democratic “heretic” by the media for his pro-life stand and his support for traditional marriage, former Congressman Dan Lipinski told a Washington conference he never backed down from “what I knew was true.”
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News
Democratic President Joe Biden unveiled the third budget proposal of his presidency March 9, and his first to a divided Congress.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, U.S. Congress, World News
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked bipartisan controversy on Capitol Hill after a March 6 package on his program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” depicted the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “mostly peaceful chaos.” Catholic political observers called the package a false portrayal of the day’s events.
