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The same week, Chief Justice John Roberts lamented public perception of the high court as “political actors.”

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the U.S. Senate prepares to consider a farm bill recently approved by the U.S. House, Catholic organizations together with the U.S. bishops sought to stress to …

(OSV News) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 7, discussing the war in Iran, humanitarian aid and what the Vatican …

New research shows the number of “undocumented immigrants” — if defined as those without long-term authorization to reside in the U.S., including those granted short-term legal status — reached an …

Trump renewed his attacks on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war; the pontiff said anyone criticizing him for proclaiming the Gospel should “do so with the truth.”

The head of the bishops’ pro-life committee has written to Trump administration officials his concerns about the status of their mifepristone safety review.

In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story now turns to the lower South and the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

Father Augustus (Augustine) Tolton is now getting his own national shrine in western Illinois where he grew up and once served.

(OSV News) — As Ohio prepares for its upcoming gubernatorial election, faith leaders pushed lawmakers on May 4 to end the practice of capital punishment.  Ohio’s May 5 primary election will …

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting an abortion pill to be dispensed by mail.