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

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Father Eric Albertson is seen in Bagram, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom in this undated photo. The priest, who is a colonel in the Army, is the command chaplain for the U.S. Special Operations Command stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. (OSV News photo/courtesy Gulf Coast Catholic)

Religious Liberty Commission examines grooming requirements, availability of chaplains in military

Kate Scanlon|Dec 10, 2025|5 Min Read

A file photo shows the death chamber table at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. (CNS/courtesy Jenevieve Robbins, Texas Department of Criminal Justice handout via Reuters/OSV News)

As executions increase — but support wanes — group aims to finally end death penalty

Kate Scanlon|Dec 4, 2025|4 Min Read

The U.S. Capitol building after the U.S. Senate advances a bill to end the government shutdown in Washington Nov. 10, 2025.(OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Senate moves to end record shutdown; Catholic groups urge action on health care costs

Kate Scanlon|Nov 11, 2025|6 Min Read

A volunteer packs bags of food at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish's food pantry in New Port Richey, Fla., Sept. 3, 2025. With funding for SNAP scheduled to lapse Nov. 1, 2025, due to the federal government shutdown, Catholic outreach leaders are warning that the increased need could stretch many hunger relief ministries, and those they serve, to the limit. (OSV News photo/courtesy of Diocese of St. Petersburg)

Catholic Charities USA begins fundraising effort in case of SNAP lapse

Kate Scanlon|Oct 30, 2025|4 Min Read

Navy guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale DDG-106 docks at the Frigate Captain Noel Antonio Rodriguez Justavino Naval Base near the entrance to the Panama Canal, in Panama City Sept. 21, 2025. The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Oct. 15. (OSV News photo/Enea Lebrun, Reuters)

Caribbean strikes draw Catholic concern over widening use of force

Kate Scanlon|Oct 20, 2025|4 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at the White House in Washington Sept. 29, 2025. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

World

Trump peace plan to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza met with cautious optimism, skepticism

Kate Scanlon|Oct 1, 2025|6 Min Read

Volunteers serve meals to guests at Catholic Charities’ St. Maria’s Meals program Aug. 20, 2025. Every Wednesday afternoon outside Catholic Charities headquarters in Washington, the St. Maria’s Meals program serves hot and nutritious meals to people experiencing homelessness or food insecurity. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington has expanded its homeless shelter capacity in the District of Columbia as homeless encampments are being removed across the nation’s capital. (OSV News photo/courtesy of Catholic Charities)

Catholic groups serving the poor call for action to end federal government shut down

Kate Scanlon|Oct 1, 2025|6 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Sept. 19, 2025. Trump signed two executive orders, one to establish a visa program overseen by the secretary of commerce called the "Trump Gold Card" and one to introduce a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. (OSV News photo/Ken Cedeno, Reuters)

Catholic immigration advocates express concern about new $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Kate Scanlon|Sep 22, 2025|3 Min Read

Young women pray as thousands gather at a memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2025. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. (OSV News photo/Cheney Orr, Reuters)

Charlie Kirk's widow forgives shooter at memorial attended by Trump, Bishop Barron

Kate Scanlon|Sep 21, 2025|4 Min Read

A police mugshot released Sept. 12, 2025, shows Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10. (OSV News/Utah Department of Public Safety handout via Reuters)

Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting in custody as leaders urge end to political violence

Kate Scanlon|Sep 12, 2025|4 Min Read

Commentator Charlie Kirk appears at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10, 2025. (OSV News photo/Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters)

Bishops, officials call for prayer after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed

Kate Scanlon|Sep 10, 2025|5 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Department of Justice's Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible in Washington Sept. 8, 2025. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Department of Education to issue guidance on protecting prayer in public schools

Kate Scanlon|Sep 8, 2025|5 Min Read

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