Legislation

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 …

EDINBURGH, Scotland (OSV News) — Church leaders have expressed concern that some passages in the Bible or the Catechism of the Catholic Church could be deemed offensive under Scotland’s new …

(OSV News) — Hong Kong’s legislature has fast-tracked a controversial new law that some observers claim could see priests imprisoned if they do not reveal to the authorities certain crimes …

(OSV News) — South Dakota lawmakers Feb. 29 approved what proponents call a medical education bill that would direct the state’s Department of Health to create a video explaining the …

(OSV News) — Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state failed for the second year in a row in that state’s Legislature. Some …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House on Feb. 13 voted to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, legislation to bolster anti-trafficking programs, for another five years. In a bipartisan …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 17 in a pair of cases concerning the regulatory power of federal agencies and the deference that courts give …

Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize, raise it again to the crowds …

WASHINGTON (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 …

As we enter the month of September, I find it apropos the Ulma family and their unborn child will be beatified Sept. 10. We’ve had a number of stories about …