Kate Scanlon

Washington, D.C., United States

National Reporter - DC at Our Sunday Visitor

National Reporter covering Washington for @OSVNews | “Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!" 📖📚 | John 16:33

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Articles

Council of Nicaea: 1,700 years of Christian unity amid division

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Tyler Arnold |Kate Scanlon |Joseph Joyce

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern Turkey — to promulgate a common Christian creed, settle Christological disputes that arose from the Arian heresy, and promote unity in the Church. The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Protestant denominations.
SCOTUS rules in favor of WI Catholic agency over religious exemption

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Joseph Joyce |Tom Hoffarth

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 unanimously ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, which had asked the high court to overturn a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court the agency argued discounted its religious identity.
Cardinal Dolan asks NY lawmakers to oppose assisted suicide

4 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Kate Scanlon |Gina Capellazzi

NEW YORK (OSV News) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The New York Assembly April 29 passed a bill that would allow a terminally ill adult with a prognosis of six months or less to request from a physician a medication that would hasten his or her death, which the state’s Catholic bishops oppose.
At ordination Mass, new LA priests called to be ‘open arms of the Church’

5 days ago | angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Kate Scanlon

For Father Joseph Cruz, the emotions hit while prostrating before the altar. For Father Quoc Vo, it was while being vested with his stole and chasuble. For Father Allan Carodan, the whole experience was poignant. “From the moment we walk down the aisle, the procession, everything is a very gracious thing that I’ve had the profound experience with walking with the Lord,” Carodan said.
Texas Supreme Court permits Annunciation House probe to proceed

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Katie Yoder |Carol Glatz

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can move forward with his investigation into El Paso's Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants, the Texas Supreme Court said May 30.
Supreme Court allows end to CHNV deportation protections

1 week ago | catholiccourier.com | Kate Scanlon |Gina Capellazzi

Heidy Sanchez, 44, reacts after talking to her daughter who is in the U.S. during an interview at her home in Havana, Cuba, April 28, 2025. Sanchez, interviewed by Reuters, said she was told she would be deported and separated from her husband, and still-breastfeeding daughter, a U.S. citizen. The U.S. Supreme Court on May 30, allowed the Trump administration to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
'Haptic & Hue' podcast knows how to spin a yard — about fabrics

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Heather King |Scott Hahn |Kate Scanlon

“Haptic & Hue” is a deeply researched, beautifully written, edited, and produced podcast about textiles and the people who make them. No ads, no cheesy banter, no up-tempo Muzak. Rather, it’s fascinating, in-depth stories on subjects you had no idea would grab you. British host Jo Andrews, a hand-weaver herself, conceived the idea in 2020. She wondered: How have textiles and fiber changed and formed what we know of the human story?
Washington state bishops sue over mandatory reporter law

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Simon Caldwell |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan

Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported by The Pillar, the lawsuit is in response to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson's approval of Senate Bill 5375 earlier the same month, which designated members of the clergy as mandatory reporters, or people required by law to report suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect.
Missouri Supreme Court leaves abortion ban in place, for now

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Kate Scanlon

0 (OSV News) — The Missouri Supreme Court on May 27 overturned a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the state’s abortion restrictions, effectively leaving its ban in place — for now. Missouri’s ban on most abortions, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, was rejected by the state’s voters in November.
Recortes a proyectos de ayuda alimentaria de CRS podrían afectar a cientos de miles de niños

1 week ago | thebostonpilot.com | Kate Scanlon |Nicholas DiMarzio

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic Relief Services informó el 21 de mayo que la mayoría de sus proyectos bajo un programa federal internacional de ayuda alimentaria fueron cancelados, dejando a cientos de miles de niños más vulnerables al hambre. La administración Trump afirmó que buscaba alinear sus programas con la agenda del presidente.

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