U.S. Church

Defending the right to worship freely “is not only a civic duty but a core element of Catholic teaching,” said Archbishop John C. Wester.

HONOLULU (OSV News) — “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” The episcopal motto of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori — taken from the Our Father recited in the …

(OSV News) — A Texas bishop said he is “grateful to God” that a foreign-born religious sister, detained by immigration authorities in late June, can remain in the U.S. as …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration issued a new rule July 28 that could send hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a policy change that …

SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, Dominican Republic (OSV News) — When Benedictine Father James Raber asked last year if he could bring three or four student volunteers along to an annual medical …

Jennie Bradley Lichter said in a July 30 statement that the role of March for Life president was the “highlight of my professional life.”

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be coming to the U.S. …

Vaughn prayed, sang, bore witness to his faith “and for that, the full weight of the federal government was brought crashing down on his front door.”

Before Florida held two executions July 28, its Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics to reflect on the Church’s death penalty opposition.

Blessed Rother was “a champion of human dignity who heroically laid down his life to bring the light of Jesus Christ to a people plagued by horrific darkness.”