Kate Scanlon, OSV News
Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled...
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the...
Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in...
A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the...
Land transfer including Indigenous sacred site blocked again; Trump plans appeal
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Aug. 18 a federal land transfer to a copper mining giant that would lead to the...
Federal court issues setback to Little Sisters of the Poor, religious...
JWASHINGTON -- A federal district court in Philadelphia Aug. 13 struck down a religious conscience rule implemented by the first Trump administration exempting employers...
President Donald Trump federalizes DC police force, says homeless encampments will...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control," activate the...
President Donald Trump acknowledges hunger crisis in Gaza and says U.S....
WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, about a hunger crisis in Gaza, President Donald Trump...
Planned Parenthood defunding remains in question amid ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ challenges
WASHINGTON -- Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President...
Catholic immigration advocates praise bipartisan attempt at reform: ‘It’s absolutely necessary’
WASHINGTON -- Catholic immigration advocates praised the bipartisan effort behind the reintroduction of legislation in Congress that would give legal status to some eligible...
Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding indefinitely: ‘Desperate effort to keep...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on July 28 ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding, indefinitely blocking a...
US to withdraw, again, from UNESCO over Palestine and UN development...
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on July 22 said the United States would withdraw from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO, a group that...