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Former President Donald Trump rises in popularity as indictments mount; U.S....
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump was indicted Aug. 1 by special counsel Jack Smith over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of...
Justice Department sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over inhumane and ‘unlawfully...
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on July 24 sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier recently installed on the Rio Grande, part...
Congressional leaders call out nations that oppress religious freedom: ‘Let us...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. House lawmakers called the global status of religious liberty "dire" during a hearing July 18, citing concerns across the globe from...
Texas ‘stepped over a line into the inhumane’ in denying migrants...
Catholic migrant advocates condemned a report alleging inhumane treatment of migrants seeking to cross the border into Texas, including an allegation that the state...
President Joe Biden and Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi meet to discuss...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden meets July 18 with Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Pope Francis' special envoy to seek a peaceful resolution to the...
Record number of mass killings tracked in United States: ‘They’re not...
WASHINGTON -- The United States endured a record number of mass killings in the first half of 2023, according to a new analysis. The...
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act introduced in Congress; Bishops to support...
WASHINGTON -- A bill to ban the use of capital punishment by the federal government was reintroduced in Congress, where it faces steep odds...
The Food and Drug Administration approves first over-the-counter birth control pill...
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the...
Despite Ukraine’s just cause to defend itself, Church opposes U.S. decision...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Joe Biden defended what he called a "very difficult decision" to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion...
High court sides with Christian web designer opposed to making websites...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 in favor of a Christian web designer who argued she had a First Amendment right...