WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute most existing federal death sentences to life in prison. The …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Congressional lawmakers approved an eleventh-hour deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown, after the rejection of such a deal the previous day left them …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Just four states were responsible for three-quarters of the executions that took place in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by the Death Penalty …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy …
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(OSV News) — Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 early on Dec. 18, in a process that was criticized as shrouded in secrecy and despite objections from Catholic activists …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Senate on Dec. 18 passed a massive annual defense policy bill despite controversy over language added by House Republicans banning certain types of medical or …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden is nearing the end of his term in the White House with an all-time low approval rating, according to a new Marquette Law School …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 18 it will hear an appeal concerning South Carolina’s attempt to prevent Planned Parenthood from participating in its Medicaid health program, …
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(OSV News) — Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city’s Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left at least two killed and …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen …
