DHS watchdog finds inhumane conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ including use of small enclosures September 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Dozens of immigrants detained at Florida’s now-shuttered “Alligator Alcatraz” were held in 18-square-foot outdoor cages — about the same size as telephone booths — according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
Judge shields more Catholic health providers as Illinois assisted suicide law takes effect September 13, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News A federal judge on Sept. 11 temporarily blocked Illinois from enforcing the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide, against Catholic entities that challenged it in court.
Ensuring ballot access for eligible voters part of faithful citizenship, Catholic leaders say September 13, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Participation in elections is a key component of faithful citizenship for U.S. Catholics, as is advocating for free and fair elections, Catholic leaders said Sept. 11.
US bishops urge Trump administration to end mass deportations of Haitians September 11, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A few weeks after Temporary Protected Status for Haiti was terminated, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged the Trump administration to end mass deportations to Haiti.
Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November.
Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers September 1, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, said in a report published Aug. 27 that while the FDA should reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, its sponsors may not be “currently meeting their legal responsibilities to ensure compliance” with remaining requirements.
New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo August 28, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The FBI “took minimal corrective action” after a controversial leaked memo discussed “radical traditionalist” Catholics, the Department of Justice said Aug. 28.
More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador August 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it expires in September.
Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program August 18, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic bishops of Florida issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements or risk their ability to participate in the state’s school voucher program.
Pro-life groups urge follow through from Blanche on policy permitting mifepristone by mail August 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As Todd Blanche was confirmed and sworn in as attorney general, a group of pro-life organizations urged him to follow through on his previous comments that the Trump administration would review a Biden administration policy permitting the shipment of mifepristone by mail. The Trump administration has sought to pause multiple state […]
Blanche signals potential restrictions on mifepristone by mail coming from Trump administration August 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a call with a predominantly Protestant Christian ministry that the Trump administration would be “putting practices and policies in place” to stop shipment of mifepristone by mail.
