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

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and federal officers detain a migrant as he walks out from a hearing during targeted detainment at a U.S. immigration court in the Manhattan borough of New York City Oct. 27, 2025. (OSV News photo/David 'Dee' Delgado, Reuters)

New partnership aims to support Church's ministry to migrants, refugees

Kate Scanlon|Jan 22, 2026|3 Min Read

Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, is prepared for a patient at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Citing the "new data" of the Ethics and Public Policy Center study on May 14, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ordered a review of mifepristone. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Senate hearing examines abortion pill after FDA approval of new generic version

Kate Scanlon|Jan 14, 2026|4 Min Read

Parishioners and members of other area parishes participate in a "Keep Our Priests" rosary rally at St. Mary Church in East Islip, N.Y., April 29, 2024. More than 300 people gathered to pray for changes in U.S. immigration procedures to prioritize visa and green card applications for foreign-born religious workers. On Jan. 14, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security announced it issued an interim final rule reducing wait times for religious worker visas. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

US bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas

Kate Scanlon|Jan 14, 2026|6 Min Read

A Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen in this file photo. The American Civil Liberties Union on Jan. 12, 2026, dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration over tens of millions in withheld Title X family planning funds after the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released the money to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortions in December. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Planned Parenthood sees Title X funding restored after freeze

Kate Scanlon|Jan 14, 2026|4 Min Read

Supporters of female sports participation based on biological sex hold placards outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Jan. 13, 2026, on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

Supreme Court hears cases on Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans

Kate Scanlon|Jan 13, 2026|5 Min Read

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and U.S. President Donald Trump, are pictured in a combination photo. Archbishop Coakley is scheduled to meet at with Trump at the White in Washington Jan. 12, 2026. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller/Craig Hudson, Reuters)

President Trump meets with USCCB President Archbishop Coakley

Kate Scanlon|Jan 12, 2026|3 Min Read

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat in Washington Jan. 6, 2026. In comments to House Republicans on lingering health insurance policy debates, Trumptold members of his party to be "a little flexible" on the Hyde Amendment, a legislative provision prohibiting federal funds from paying for abortion. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Pro-life groups push back after Trump tells House GOP to be 'flexible' on Hyde Amendment

Kate Scanlon|Jan 7, 2026|5 Min Read

The dome of the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne is pictured May 6, 2021. Wyoming's state Supreme Court struck down the state's post-Dobbs abortion bans Jan. 6, 2026, saying they violate the state constitution. (OSV News photo/Nathan Layne, Reuters)

Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion laws, including abortion pill ban

Kate Scanlon|Jan 6, 2026|3 Min Read

Participants gathered Oct. 22, 2025, in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Philadelphia as part of the nation-wide "One Church, One Family" prayer vigils organized by the Jesuits West province and several Catholic organizations, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services, to protest mass deportations and promote pastoral accompaniment for immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the U.S. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

2025 brought new pope, new president, and immigration as key issue

Kate Scanlon|Dec 30, 2025|6 Min Read

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington in this file photo. On Dec. 18, 2025, the agency announced new regulatory actions that would effectively ban certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. (OSV News photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)

HHS proposes new regulatory actions to prohibit gender transition procedures for minors

Kate Scanlon|Dec 18, 2025|3 Min Read

A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai, leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building Dec. 15, 2025, after the verdict in the trial of Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul. Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.(OSV News photo/Lam Yik, Reuters)

President, lawmakers call for Jimmy Lai's release after 'unjust conviction'

Kate Scanlon|Dec 16, 2025|3 Min Read

A woman holds a candle during a candlelight rosary for immigrants ahead of a vigil Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated Dec. 11, 2025, at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

Vigil outside ICE headquarters honors Our Lady of Guadalupe, offers prayers for immigrants

Kate Scanlon|Dec 12, 2025|3 Min Read

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