(OSV News) — Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. …
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GOP delegates OK platform that changes abortion, immigration positions at Trump’s direction
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Delegates at the Republican National Convention approved a new party platform July 15 that largely reflects their nominee Donald Trump’s political positions, many in his own words. …
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Biden signs executive order temporarily shutting down asylum requests
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and comes as Biden faces …
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Washington Roundup: Senate border bill fails again; Trump’s FBI claims; Biden nixes student debt
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Senate Democrats failed to advance a bipartisan border security bill May 23 for the second time in a matter of months. The same week, top law …
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(OSV News) — Liturgical texts, Indigenous Catholics, youth and young adults — along with funding for a decades-long anti-poverty effort — are under discussion when the nation’s Catholic bishops convene …
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (OSV News) — Separate lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department and civil rights groups claim that the state of Iowa’s new immigration law, which creates a state …
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Washington Roundup: Foreign aid deal advances in House; three lawmakers threaten Johnson’s speakership
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A bipartisan coalition in the House, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., moved to advance a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and …
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Five years ago, on April 15, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral. It had long been on my bucket list of places to visit. I remember watching online videos of the …
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‘Viacrucis migrante’ caravan calls attention to plight of migrants during Holy Week
by David Agrenby David AgrenMEXICO CITY (OSV News) — One year after the Ciudad Juárez migrant detention center fire, a caravan of approximately 2,000 migrants called “Viacrucis migrante” set out from the southern Mexican …
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In boisterous State of the Union, Biden calls for Ukraine aid, abortion law and immigration reforms
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The state of the union “is strong and getting stronger,” President Joe Biden said in his March 7 address. In his third State of the Union address …
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