After reports that Planned Parenthood will no longer provide abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy at its New York City location due to funding challenges, the New York State Catholic Conference (NYSCC) is questioning where the $35 million Gov. Kathy Hochul allocated in 2022 to subsidize local abortion clinics went.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the number of abortions in the United States have increased, even as some states implemented near-total bans on the procedure, according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion. Pro-life activists who spoke with OSV News expressed concern about the report — and the trends it observed.
Vice President Kamala Harri has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate as the presidential campaign shifts into high gear ahead of the Democratic National Convention later this month.
When asked by a reporter to consider his legacy in the Archdiocese of Boston, Cardinal Seán O’Malley gave a slight smile and said he hasn’t thought about it before crediting any legacy of his to those who have supported him and the Church’s mission for the last 20-plus years.
Bishop Richard Henning, a Rockville Centre native who until last year spent the entirety of his priesthood career in New York, has been tapped by Pope Francis to take over one of America’s largest archdioceses.
A failed attempt by the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that would expand the child tax credit was a “missed opportunity,” says the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ conference.
Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over the years as they’ve pursued excellence in their athletic pursuits.
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.
