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Kate Scanlon is the National Reporter (D.C.) for OSV News.

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HHS releases report critical of gender transition procedures for youth

Kate Scanlon|May 6, 2025|6 Min Read

U.S President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump look at the casket of Pope Francis during his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Dylan Martinez, Reuters)

AI image of President Trump depicted as pope draws mixed reactions

Kate Scanlon|May 4, 2025|5 Min Read

A confessional is seen in a file photo at the Memorial Church of the Holy Sepulcher on the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington. (OSV News photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)

Washington state makes clergy mandatory reporters without exemption for confession

Kate Scanlon|May 3, 2025|4 Min Read

Surrounded by faith leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the "Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission" during the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington May 1, 2025. Also pictured in yellow is Paula White, senior adviser to the White House Faith Office. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Trump establishes religious liberty commission including Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron

Kate Scanlon|May 1, 2025|3 Min Read

Workers unload food commodities from Catholic Relief Services and USAID in the village of Behera, near Tulear, Madagascar, Oct. 22, 2016. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 22, 2025, announced the "reorganization" of the State Department, which now oversees the government's humanitarian efforts, would include staffing cuts and the consolidation of offices. (OSV News Photo/Nancy McNally, Catholic Relief Services)

State Department urged to prioritize human rights, humanitarian aid in reorganization

Kate Scanlon|Apr 25, 2025|4 Min Read

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Md., Aug. 29, 2020. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary said April 24 he has "no plans" to restrict the availability of mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. (OSV News photo/Andrew Kelly, Reuters)

FDA commissioner: 'No plans' to restrict mifepristone

Kate Scanlon|Apr 24, 2025|2 Min Read

LGBTQ-themed storybooks are pictured in a donation box at the Doylestown Bookshop in Pennsylvania April 7, 2023. The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington April 22, 2025, heard a legal challenge brought against the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland by an interfaith group of parents to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes, which they object to on religious grounds. (OSV News photo/Hannah Beier, Reuters)

High court hears Maryland parents' case seeking classroom opt-out of LGBTQ+ themed books

Kate Scanlon|Apr 22, 2025|3 Min Read

The Washington Capitol is pictured in Olympia April 11, 2020. Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state has been sent to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for his signature. Some Catholics argue if it becomes law, it will force priests to break the seal of confession. (OSV News photo/Jason Redmond, Reuters)

Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse heads to governor's desk

Kate Scanlon|Apr 16, 2025|3 Min Read

A person is pictured in a file photo holding a sign against physician-assisted suicide. As many as 18 states will consider bills to legalize the practice in 2025, according to the group Death With Dignity, which supports physician-assisted suicide. But a smaller number of states have advanced such bills in 2025, including Illinois and Delaware. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Several states consider assisted suicide legislation in 2025

Kate Scanlon|Apr 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Father Charles Gnanapragasam, a priest from India, chats with well-wishers following a "Keep Our Priests" rosary rally at St. Mary Church in East Islip, N.Y., April 29, 2024. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz)

USCCB backs bill that would allow immigrant religious workers to stay in U.S.

Kate Scanlon|Apr 11, 2025|4 Min Read

Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025, who were recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government. (OSV News photo/Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters)

Supreme Court permits migrant deportations under wartime law, for now

Kate Scanlon|Apr 9, 2025|3 Min Read

A young woman works on her homework at home in Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 27, 2021. The Zadran family, Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban, came to Bowling Green after a spell at a New Mexico military base. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became "untenable." (OSV News photo/Amira Karaoud, Reuters)

USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended

Kate Scanlon|Apr 7, 2025|4 Min Read

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