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(OSV News) — Vice President-elect JD Vance’s wife, Usha, a practicing Hindu, once told him that she believed his 2019 conversion to Catholicism “was good for you.” Reflecting on her …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — After congressional lawmakers formally certified Jan. 6 President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, Trump is scheduled to return to the White House Jan. 20, …

California wildfires, the SEEK25 conference and the appointment of the new archbishop of Washington are among top headlines at OSV News this week — listen to more stories in our …

(OSV News) — Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wilton …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Why does God care about us and what does Jesus’ invitation to the rich young man in the Gospels to follow him mean for our lives? …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected as speaker of the House Jan. 3 after swaying two members of his conference who initially voted against him. President Joe …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care …

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 …

(OSV News) — About a dozen Jesuits from all over the world on a search and rescue mission in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert Dec. 20-22 came across eight areas that had remains …

(OSV News) — On Dec. 24, Pope Francis will usher in a gift to the church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” …