Kate Scanlon, OSV News
Trump, lawmakers call for prominent Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s release...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, the State Department, and members of Congress expressed concern after Hong Kong's prominent Catholic media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner...
Little Sisters of the Poor again appeal for protection from contraceptive...
WASHINGTON -- The Little Sisters of the Poor appealed an August ruling from a federal district court that struck down a religious conscience rule,...
Increase in U.S. executions largely driven by Florida, year-end report from...
WASHINGTON -- Although there was a significant increase in executions in the U.S. in 2025, a smaller number of new death sentences was imposed,...
Federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody ‘immediately’
WASHINGTON -- In a Dec. 11 court filing, a federal judge in Maryland ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and...
In new interview, U.S. President Donald Trump says he is open...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with Politico published Dec. 9 that he would be open to meeting with Pope...
Archbishop Broglio urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike...
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. military archdiocese on Dec. 3 urged respect for the human person and the rule of law amid...
‘U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty’ aims to end capital...
WASHINGTON -- Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences and...
U.S. Supreme Court weighs appeal from New Jersey faith-based First Choice...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Dec. 2 heard oral arguments in an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey...
House to vote on shutdown deal; Catholic groups urge action on...
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote on a Senate funding deal on Nov. 12 that, once passed and signed by President Donald...
Economists express concern about the poor as U.S. Supreme Court weighs...
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. Supreme Court considered President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policy, economists raised concerns about the potential impact of that policy...