Trump administration

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Jan. 14 that the first in a series of direct humanitarian shipments to Cuba “in close partnership with the Catholic …

A Senate committee held a hearing on the abortion pill Jan. 14 as the Trump administration faces scrutiny from some pro-lifers over the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of …

“Our appreciation” for efforts supporting the religious worker visas program “cannot be overstated,” said the USCCB’s president and its migration chair.

The Trump administration “quietly released” Title X family planning funds to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider in December.

The 2026 national March for Life promises to bring tens of thousands of pro-life Americans to the nation’s capital Jan. 23 with the theme “Life Is a Gift.”

President Donald Trump met with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jan. 12 at the White House.

Machado conveyed to the pope “the strength of the Venezuelan people, who remain firm and in prayer for Venezuela’s freedom.”

Trump will seek to ban corporations from buying single-family homes amid a housing shortage the U.S. bishops say is affecting “a basic human right.”

Senators advanced a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for additional military action in Venezuela and may consider a measure on Greenland.

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.