Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON -- With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's term in the nation's capital will begin shortly...

WASHINGTON -- The United States saw an increase of about 18% in homelessness this year, a new record high, according to a federal report. The...

WASHINGTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had...

WASHINGTON -- Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute most existing federal death sentences...

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S....

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is nearing the end of his term in the White House with an all-time low approval rating, according to...

Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city's Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left at least...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people and pardoned another 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes in the largest...

WASHINGTON  -- The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests...

WASHINGTON  -- President-elect Donald Trump's plans to launch a mass deportation program could crash the economy by increasing inflation and unemployment and undermine trust...