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

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Members of Apache Stronghold protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Sept. 11, 2024. An Indigenous coalition filed an updated lawsuit in federal district court on April 22, 2026, their latest attempt to stop a land transfer including their sacred site at Oak Flat, Ariz., from destruction by a copper mining giant. (OSV News photo/Piroschka van de Wouw, Reuters)

Indigenous coalition continues challenge to mining project on religious liberty grounds

Kate Scanlon|Apr 23, 2026|4 Min Read

A monument of the Ten Commandments is pictured in front of a church in Uvalde, Texas, June 1, 2022. (OSV News/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)

US appeals court allows Texas schools to display Ten Commandments

Kate Scanlon|Apr 22, 2026|4 Min Read

The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington March 14, 2026. The nation's highest court has taken up the St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy case that could decide whether Colorado can exclude Catholic families from a "universal" preschool program. (OSV News photo/Will Dunham, Reuters)

Supreme Court to hear clash between Catholic preschools, Colorado over 'universal' program

Kate Scanlon|Apr 20, 2026|2 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 19, 2025. Shortly after Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to "be careful" when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, a key U.S. bishop issued a statement clarifying the Church's teaching on just war theory. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

US bishops' doctrine chair defends Church's just war tradition after Vance comments

Kate Scanlon|Apr 15, 2026|5 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington April 6, 2026. Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV on social media and in a verbal interview April 12, calling him "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy," as tensions escalate in the Mideast. (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters)

President Trump lashes out at Pope Leo amid Iran war rebuke

Kate Scanlon|Apr 13, 2026|3 Min Read

A box containing a mifepristone tablet is pictured in a Feb. 28, 2023, photo. A federal judge on April 7, 2026, paused Louisiana's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone pending its promised safety review. But indicated the state could continue its challenge after that review. (OSV News)

Judge pauses state's abortion pill lawsuit until FDA completes timely safety review

Kate Scanlon|Apr 8, 2026|5 Min Read

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen while President Donald Trump answers questions from the media during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington April 6, 2026. Trump on April 7 sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless the country's leadership strikes a deal that involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

US bishops' leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran's 'whole civilization will die tonight'

Kate Scanlon|Apr 7, 2026|5 Min Read

People react at the site of a residential building in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2026, that was damaged by a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Majid Asgaripour, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Archbishop Broglio: War in Iran likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense

Kate Scanlon|Apr 4, 2026|3 Min Read

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington April 1, 2026, on the day the court heard oral arguments on the legality of the Trump administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Supreme Court hears case on birthright citizenship executive order with Trump in attendance

Kate Scanlon|Apr 2, 2026|5 Min Read

A Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen in this file photo. The Trump administration decided on March 31, 2026, to extend Title X family planning grants to Planned Parenthood for another year, arguing the funds had been locked in by the previous Biden administration. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Pro-life leaders condemn White House extending Title X grants to Planned Parenthood

Kate Scanlon|Mar 31, 2026|5 Min Read

A cherry tree is pictured in full bloom outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 25, 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court in a March 31 ruling backed a religious counselor's challenge to Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy," but the court did not strike down the law. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban

Kate Scanlon|Mar 31, 2026|4 Min Read

Cover of “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” by Vice President JD Vance. (HarperCollins Publishers via EWTN News)

JD Vance announces book exploring his conversion to Catholicism

Kate Scanlon|Mar 31, 2026|2 Min Read

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