Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON  -- Congressional lawmakers Jan. 7 released the framework for a nearly $1.7 trillion agreement to fund the federal government in 2024, keeping funding...

The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency health care law to require hospitals in Texas to perform emergency abortions, a federal appeals court...

WASHINGTON  -- Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly...

WASHINGTON -- The pro-life movement had a mixed record of success in its first full calendar year without Roe v. Wade in place, losing...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 13 it would take up a case concerning the abortion pill, the first major case involving...

Sandra Day O'Connor, who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, and often a crucial swing vote as a moderate, died Dec. 1...

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a Catholic prelate...

Henry Kissinger, a former secretary of state who shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, died Nov. 29 at his Connecticut home, his consulting firm...

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center. The statement...

WASHINGTON  -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced Nov. 13 that it will implement an ethics code for its justices. The move comes after a...