(OSV News) — A group of Catholic medical professionals is hailing recent remarks by U.S. plastic surgeons questioning surgical interventions for teens experiencing gender dysphoria. The physician-led Catholic Medical Association …
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(OSV News) — Once upon a time, it was assumed that every little girl wanted to be a princess. Modern aspirations may have since expanded somewhat — but every little …
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Senate fails to advance bipartisan tax bill with poverty-fighting child tax credit
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — 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 …
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(OSV News) — A July 8 attack by Russia on a children’s hospital and other civilian targets throughout Ukraine is “a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge,” said …
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to state law banning transgender interventions for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court on June 24 agreed to hear a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures …
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Kansas awards Benedictine abbey $5 million grant to expand local child care capacity
by Jack Figgeby Jack FiggeATCHISON, Kan. (OSV News) — The state of Kansas awarded St. Benedict’s Abbey a nearly $5 million grant to help fund the monastery’s proposal to partner with a local childhood …
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(OSV News) — Even in a politically divided country, the reduction of child poverty in America — reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022 as 16.3% nationally, or more …
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Catholic groups applaud enhanced Child Tax Credit in framework tax deal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The chief congressional tax writers announced Jan. 16 a framework for a bipartisan, bicameral deal that would enhance the Child Tax Credit, a provision some Catholic …
