(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 stopped receiving reimbursements from the federal government for its work … Continue reading
Trump changes government’s position in Supreme Court case on gender transition ban for minors
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration Feb. 7 changed the government’s position in a Supreme Court case concerning a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. However, the … Continue reading
Week in Review | Feb. 7, 2025
This week featured a variety of stories that ranged from West Coast to East Coast, and everywhere in between. In my part of the Midwest, we’re gearing up to watch this weekend’s Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and Eagles … Continue reading
Former CRS chief: USAID closure ‘could actually cause death’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the former head of Catholic Relief Services told OSV News that cutting off USAID funding to CRS could be a life-or-death matter for many of … Continue reading
Seitz: Human trafficking is ‘rejection of God-given dignity of every human being’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Human trafficking “is not only a serious crime” but it also “is a rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being,” said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration. Quoting … Continue reading
‘Yes, of course!’: Postulator remembers Sister Clare Crockett for her obedience, pure joy
ROME (OSV News) — They were novices together, sharing joys and hardships of religious vocations. Now, American Sister Kristen Gardner took on a task of diving into the life and virtues of the Irish wild child turned Catholic nun — Sister … Continue reading
Pro-life groups welcome British cardinal’s attack on ‘irresponsible’ assisted suicide bill
OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide. “Besides its wider implications, the cardinal highlights … Continue reading
Human trafficking is a disgrace, pope says on eve of world day of prayer
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The fight against human trafficking requires a global response and coordinated efforts at every level, Pope Francis said. He urged everyone, “especially representatives of governments and organizations that share this commitment, to join us, animated by … Continue reading
US Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
(OSV News) — Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels — although just under one quarter of the nation’s Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis. The Center for … Continue reading
Pardoned pro-lifers describe their legal ordeal, what lies ahead for their activism
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Paulette Harlow doesn’t know how President Donald Trump came to know her name. He had mentioned her both during his presidential campaign last year and in his video message played at the March for Life rally … Continue reading