President Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security cleared a key Senate hurdle this week.
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House speaker defends role of religion in public life at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the role of religion in public life during comments March 19 at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington. “Religion in …
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Archbishop, witnesses testify on religious freedom risks in health care today
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonConscience protections for health providers remain a key religious freedom concern, witnesses told the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission.
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UPDATE: Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear oral arguments in cases of Trump administration trying to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians.
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In new pastoral message, El Paso bishop calls for end to mass deportations
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called for an end to mass deportation and redoubled efforts to show solidarity with those affected by that policy in a new …
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Washington Roundup: DHS funding deal fails again; housing bill advances; Cuba’s Trump talks
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed in the Senate as negotiations over new, stronger constraints on federal immigration officers stalled. The same week, …
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Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. has already seen more than 1,000 cases of measles in 2026, making the year so far one of the three worst years for measles infections in the U.S. …
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The Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, if enacted, would revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug.
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Catholic death penalty opponents laud commuted death sentence for inmate who didn’t pull trigger
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., announced March 10 she commuted the death sentence of Charles L. “Sonny” Burton to life in prison, a move lauded by Catholic death penalty …
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US peacebuilding a ‘strategic and moral imperative,’ advocates say at Notre Dame event
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — With American peacebuilding at a “crossroads,” amid global conflict and changes in U.S. foreign policy, a Notre Dame conference March 10 in the nation’s capital examined how …
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