Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-life Activities, spoke with OSV News Oct. 1, the first day of Respect Life Month, about maintaining hope in a culture with a widespread disregard for human life and why abortion remains the preeminent issue in the "moral hierarchy" of life.| Catholic Review
Spain's socialist government is pushing for regional "blacklists" of doctors who object to performing abortions, sparking backlash from medical and Catholic leaders.| Catholic Review
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new generic form of mifepristone -- a pill commonly, but not exclusively, used for early abortion -- drawing criticism from pro-life advocates. It marks the second time a Trump administration has approved a generic form of the pill.| Catholic Review
A Catholic health care system in California is being sued for its refusal to perform an abortion on a woman who twice experienced miscarriage, with the plaintiff alleging the hospital's religious directives endangered her life while failing to meet the proper "standard of care" for her condition.| Catholic Review
A Catholic school educator in New Jersey has been pulled from her classroom, after she advised a school official her pregnancy was a surrogacy -- a practice gravely contrary to Church teaching -- while the church engages her in a pastoral conversation over the matter.| Catholic Review
A new 25-foot-high mural that covers the walls of the entrance to St. Patrick's Cathedral and was officially dedicated during Mass Sept. 21 celebrates New York's sacred and secular history.| Catholic Review
Sharing the Gospel with one's neighbor, welcoming migrants who are Christian or setting off to a foreign land to share God's love through charity and proclamation are concrete expressions of belief that the church is "catholic" and that God wants to save all people, said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.| Catholic Review
Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President Donald Trump's legislative agenda that would cut those funds for one year.| Catholic Review
After lawmakers returned to Washington from their August recess, they faced a familiar deadline: Passing legislation to fund the federal government and avert a shutdown at the end of September.| Catholic Review
The Archdiocese of Chicago is scheduled to present Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his work on immigration issues in November, but the decision has been criticized by some Catholic bishops over Durbin's public position on abortion.| Catholic Review
In an interview Sept. 24 with OSV News, Bishop Paprocki said that regardless of Sen. Durbin's record on other issues, his public position supporting policies to protect legal abortion disqualifies him from receiving any awards, per policies of both the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Archdiocese of Chicago itself.| Catholic Review
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Congressional lawmakers failed to pass legislation to fund the federal government, resulting in a federal government shutdown at the end of September. Catholic groups that serve the poor urged lawmakers to end gridlock.| catholicreview.org
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on July 3 approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a 218-214 vote, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for his signature.| catholicreview.org
