Kate Scanlon, OSV News
Catholic leaders call for protection of Salvadorans facing TPS expiration
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it...
Attorney General Todd Blanche says administration seeks to block mail-order abortion...
WASHINGTON -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a call with a predominantly Protestant Christian ministry that the Trump administration would be "putting...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s threat to Catholic schools ‘clear violation’...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Catholic bishops of Florida demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious...
Federal judge temporarily shields women religious from forced participation in New...
A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law...
Florida carries out double executions as Catholic bishops call to end...
Before Florida executed two inmates in one day July 28, the Catholic bishops of that state issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics to reflect...
New USCIRF chair says Nigeria remains key concern for international religious...
WASHINGTON -- Religious persecution predominantly affecting Christian communities in Nigeria remains a key concern for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the commission's...
Todd Blanche, U.S. Justice Department update religious liberty guidance, citing recent...
WASHINGTON -- Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued updated guidance July 23 on federal protections for religious liberty.
The Department of Justice said the...
Women religious sue New York over law they say would force...
WASHINGTON -- Four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing...
Newborn Alec Neel Vance joins family that includes Vice President JD...
WASHINGTON -- Second lady Usha Vance gave birth July 19 to the couple's fourth child, Vice President JD Vance announced on X.
"We are excited...
Washington Roundup: Trump calls ceasefire ‘over,’ says he will not sign...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump called the Iran ceasefire "over" on July 10 after the U.S. and Iran traded new strikes.
The same week, Trump...