(OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued layoff notices to about a third of the staff in its Migration and Refugee Services Office on Feb. 7 after it …
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Audited financials show claims the church profits from refugee work ‘just wrong’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Claims that the U.S. bishops’ conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance, and that the Catholic …
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(OSV News) — Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops’ criticism of President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview — including raids on …
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(OSV News) — The State Department has canceled all refugee travel to the U.S., following a Jan. 20 executive order by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. In addition, a Biden …
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Trump signs executive order directing government to only recognize two biological sexes
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIn an order titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government,” Trump directed, “It is the policy of the United States to recognize …
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US Catholics urged to ‘express unity’ with Latin American Catholics through collection
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWASHINGTON (OSV News) — By donating to the U.S. bishops’ national Collection for the Church in Latin America, U.S. Catholics can support the church’s mission in countries affected by poverty, …
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(OSV News) — As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A historic year in American politics saw former President Donald Trump elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute most existing federal death sentences to life in prison. The …
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(OSV News) — After e-commerce giant Amazon ignored a deadline for a labor agreement set by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union, workers at seven U.S. Amazon facilities walked off …