(OSV News) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 5 barring biological males from competing in women’s sports. “Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition …
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Senators grill RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccine views in HHS confirmation hearings
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — In a pair of January confirmation hearings, senators considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services. It …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s global effort to combat HIV/AIDS, has been called into question amid a broader pause on foreign assistance and allegations from …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — For those to whom America’s escalating immigration crisis feels perhaps comfortably remote or abstract, Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Yakima, Washington, knows the gritty realities of the …
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(OSV News) — Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops’ criticism of President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview — including raids on …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump on Jan. 24 used executive authority to block taxpayer funds from paying for elective abortion procedures both in the U.S. and abroad. Trump reinstated …
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Georgetown conference calls on pro-life activists to globalize ‘revolution of love’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pro-life activists examined their cause as a global one and heard a keynote address about “clarifying” their position at the 26th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life …
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Washington Roundup: Catholic leaders react to Trumps’ executive orders in his ‘First 100 Hours’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, said in a Jan. 22 statement executive orders signed …
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Trump tells March for Life rally by video he will ‘stand proudly’ for life and family
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump pledged to “stand proudly for families and for life” in a video message for the 52nd annual March for Life Jan. 24. Trump, who …