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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...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to leave post, President Donald Trump says;...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on May 12 confirmed that Marty Makary, the embattled FDA commissioner criticized by pro-life advocates and others, will depart...
Religious freedom watchdog urges Trump to fill key ambassador vacancy
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on May 12 reiterated its recommendation that President Donald Trump "swiftly" make a nomination to...
Trump says he plans to raise Jimmy Lai imprisonment during China...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said May 11 he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however,...