Washington, D.C. Beat

The Mass and procession in the capital were part of the Season of Faithful Witness rooted in prayer and Eucharistic devotion to show solidarity with immigrants.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as …

“CRS is grateful for the opportunity to reach more people affected by crisis, at a time when humanitarian needs far exceed available resources.”

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution on June 3 rebuking the conflict in Iran.  The same week, the Senate approved legislation providing another …

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee as the U.S. bishops called for changes to an immigration enforcement bill.

The U.S. Catholic bishops have released a national prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked into slavery.

Pope Leo: The development of AI technology must be accompanied by safeguards to protect human dignity, as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.”

An annual report from the nation’s Catholic bishops shows that more than 1,000 allegations of child sexual abuse were reported in U.S. dioceses during the 2025 fiscal year, with just …

Vice President JD Vance said he wanted to “endorse” Pope Leo XIV’s concerns about AI and warfare at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ efforts to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misled donors about the purposes of the annual Peter’s …