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The nomination of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to be in limbo July 31 as the Senate Judiciary Committee lacked the votes to advance the nomination to the …

Religious persecution predominantly affecting Christian communities in Nigeria remains a key concern for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the commission’s new chair told OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Second lady Usha Vance gave birth July 19 to the couple’s fourth child, Vice President JD Vance announced on X. “We are excited to announce that our …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — During his July 15 confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions from senators on issues ranging from objections to …

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to be confirmed to that role faces several key challenges. 

A US pro-life group urged Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to side with states against a federal policy permitting an abortion pill to be sent by mail.

Bishop Gary R. Studniewski and Bishop Robert P. Boxie III were ordained July 7 as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2025-2026 term with major rulings striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and upholding West Virginia and Idaho …

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 took up a case regarding whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, sometimes called assault weapons, violate the Second …