Kate Scanlon, OSV News
Trump says Israel and Iran reached ceasefire agreement
WASHINGTON -- Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement after 12 days of warfare, President Donald Trump announced on social media June 23 --...
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors
WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for...
Pope Leo embraces active role as Vatican peacemaker, aiming for end...
WASHINGTON -- In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as...
House panel votes to repeal FACE Act; law protecting access to...
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee voted June 10 to repeal a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities by prohibiting...
‘Big, beautiful bill’ has U.S. bishops urging lawmakers to protect Medicaid...
WASHINGTON -- As the Senate began its consideration of a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Wisconsin Catholic agency over religious...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 unanimously ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin,...
Trump administration revokes Biden-era abortion directive for emergency rooms
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration announced June 3 that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation's hospitals directing them to perform abortions in...
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan urges rejection of legislation that would legalize...
NEW YORK -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
The New York...
Missouri’s abortion ban still in effect, for now, due to decision...
The Missouri Supreme Court on May 27 overturned a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the state's abortion restrictions, effectively leaving its...
US bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate...
WASHINGTON -- In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'," U.S. bishops have urged young people...