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House Republicans accused the Biden administration May 16 of a "double standard" on the enforcement of a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities.

More than three months after an environmentally hazardous train derailment, Catholics in an Ohio town are still facing "a lot of uncertainty" about their surroundings, while working to support their community, a pastoral worker told OSV News.

As the U.S. marks National Police Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has issued a statement honoring law enforcement officers, both living and dead.

The family-friendly reputation of fast-food giant McDonald's was recently spoiled when three franchises that own more than 60 Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio locations were found by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators to be in violation of federal labor laws.

Germany's Catholic Church will be forced to give up a third of its properties in the face of dwindling membership and revenue, according to a new report, with many buildings facing demolition unless converted to other uses.

Peace is urgently needed in today's world, and women should be more greatly appreciated, Pope Francis told hundreds of Catholic women.

North Carolina's Democratic governor vetoed a 12-week abortion ban in May, but the state's Republican Legislature may have the votes necessary to override him provided every single lawmaker holds firm against the governor's pressure campaign.

Pope Francis updated the "Fundamental Law of Vatican City State," opening the possibility that laypeople can be members of its governing commission and emphasizing that the independence of the city-state is essential for the mission of the Holy See.