Ballot Initiative

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts are pushing back on a decision by that state’s governor to expedite implementation of a controversial late-term abortion law — days after tens …

Voters in Idaho rejected a ballot measure that would have established abortion as a state right, but voters in Nevada and Virginia approved similar measures.

A federal appeals court panel ruled Idaho’s abortion ban may continue to be fully enforced as voters in the Gem State prepared to vote directly on the law.

State ballot measures ask voters to weigh in directly on a policy item, law or regulation, sometimes in lieu of or alongside the legislative process.

Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …

(OSV News) — Three states — Nebraska, Kentucky and Colorado — will have ballot measures related to school choice before voters on Nov. 5. Nebraska voters will be asked whether …

SAN FRANCISCO (OSV News) — Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is urging all “faithful Catholics” to vote no on a November ballot proposition that he and other Catholic …

(OSV News) — An amendment to enact abortion protections in Missouri’s state constitution will be on the ballot in November, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Sept. 10. The proposal, if …

(OSV News) — As ballot deadlines approach, Missouri joins Nebraska as states where ballot initiatives to enshrine legal abortion in their respective state constitutions this November now face court challenges. …

A blessed Easter Octave to you! This week the OSV News wire saw coverage of earthquakes in Taiwan and the U.S., a recent report showing nearly all countries worldwide will …