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Pope Leo XIV rates favorably among most United States Catholics, Pew...
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably, and just over half say President Donald Trump has been too critical...
Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, but obstacles...
WASHINGTON -- After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war...
USCCB urges Senate to protect migrant dignity as funding for immigration...
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified June 2 before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security as the Senate...
Vice President JD Vance says Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ sounds...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Vice President JD Vance said in a new interview with NBC News that while he has not yet fully read...
U.S. bishops express ‘grave concern’ to Congress regarding $72 billion budget...
WASHINGTON -- A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, wrote a May 20 letter to members of Congress expressing "grave...
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Vice President JD Vance says Pope Leo’s AI encyclical...
WASHINGTON -- Vice President JD Vance said May 19 during a press briefing at the White House that he is "looking forward to reading"...
Pope Leo XIV recoils at increased number of executions: ‘Right to...
WASHINGTON -- The number of executions around the globe in 2025 surged to the highest recorded figure in 44 years, a new Amnesty International...
U.S. bishops oppose proposed limits on housing, work permits for asylum-seekers...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops and other Catholic groups have issued public comments expressing concern about still-pending proposed federal regulations that would further restrict...
Supreme Court blocks ruling that paused mailing of abortion pill mifepristone
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes...
Pew report: Americans reject political endorsements from houses of worship
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Most Americans oppose houses of worship endorsing political candidates, a May 14 report from the Pew Research Center said.
The vast...