James Bogner, a retired FBI agent with decades of law enforcement experience who currently holds a role in ensuring a safe environment in the Archdiocese of Omaha, has been appointed chair of the board created in 2002 to monitor the implementation of the Dallas Charter.
Three misdemeanor sentences in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 30 nearly marked the conclusion of the trial of pro-life activists who participated in a 2021 blockade of a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, abortion clinic.
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bill that would have expanded the child tax credit, a provision some Catholic organizations have long sought as a pro-family and anti-poverty effort.
Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics are uniquely primed to be Eucharistic evangelizers, with the faith of many fortified through their heritage of enduring persecution, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told OSV News.
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the Religious Expression Days Act into law on July 24, requiring every public school to adopt a policy that “reasonably accommodates” students’ sincerely held religious beliefs and practices.
The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House.
An anti-trafficking group founded by U.S. Catholic religious sisters is calling on leaders of Big Tech firms to counter human rights abuses that allow human trafficking to fester.
New data shows most of the nation views birth control and in vitro fertilization as “morally acceptable,” while extramarital affairs and suicide are regarded as the most “morally wrong” of several behaviors — with close to half the nation regarding overall morality in the U.S. as “poor.”
Amid a nationwide affordable housing crisis, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with other Catholic organizations, is urging Congress to pass legislation that will enhance its ability to increase the supply of affordable housing.
Strategic collaboration, especially with law enforcement monitoring crimes online, is needed in the fight against human trafficking, according to the head of an international network of religious orders and partners against trafficking.
