Ohio House votes to override veto of bill banning children’s transgender surgeries   — By: Catholic News Agency

Ohio House of Representatives chamber in the Ohio Statehouse. / Credit: Antony-22|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 17:47 pm (CNA). The Ohio House of Representatives voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto on a bill banning children’s transgender surgeries. The House voted to overturn DeWine’s veto in a strictly…

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Biden administration drops protections for religious health care providers — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College Jan. 5, 2024, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. / Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The Biden administration announced a new rule change Tuesday that experts are saying threatens the rights of religious doctors…

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McCarrick found incompetent to stand trial in Wisconsin, case suspended — By: Catholic News Agency

Theodore McCarrick before his laicization. / Credit: Copyright Mazur_catholicchurch.org.uk CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The criminal sexual assault case against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Wisconsin has been suspended after a psychologist hired by the court found that the former prelate is not competent to stand trial. The misdemeanor sexual assault…

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Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s lawsuit against student newspaper — By: Catholic News Agency

University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Peter Zelasko/CNA CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA). A judge has dismissed a professor’s defamation lawsuit against an independent student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame, ruling that the instructor’s claims of defamation against the newspaper related to its reporting on her abortion advocacy did…

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