Cardinal Seán P. O Malley released the following statement on the appointment of Bishop Christopher J. Coyne as Coadjutor Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Hartford
WASHINGTON (OSV News) Former President Donald Trump celebrated the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Health Organization June 24 at a conference for social conservatives in the nation s capital, vowing to once again release the names of his potential Supreme Court nominees before Election Day.
During his candidacies in 2016 and 2020, Trump released a list of his potential nominees for the Supreme Court in what was seen as a bid to win over soc
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Emphasizing the responsibility of all Catholics to ensure the church is a safe place, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is inviting public comment on a proposed set of principles that church bodies around the world must reflect in their safeguarding guidelines.
Distribution of the draft Universal Guidelines Framework was approved by members of the commission at their meeting in May; the framework begins by calling church leaders to acknowledge and t
(OSV News) The head of the Knights of Columbus gratefully commemorated the first anniversary of the Supreme Court s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, saying that today, and for generations to come, the June 24, 2022, ruling will be viewed as one of the most significant human rights achievements in our nation s history. By allowing abortion on demand, including late-term abortions up to birth, Roe had a devastating impact on women and took the lives of over 60 million unborn chil
WASHINGTON (OSV News) In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court s Dobbs ruling, President Joe Biden said June 24 that his administration will continue to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law once and for all.
Elsewhere in Washington, national pro-life groups held a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to mark the first anniversary of the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Healt