4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with State Department overseeing the rest March 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18 percent of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
South Carolina carries out execution by firing squad March 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of the 2001 murders of Gladys and David Larke, his ex-girlfriend’s parents, was executed March 7 and was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m.
Catholic immigration advocates seek to counter false narratives about their work March 6, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Participants in the event, “Understanding Migration from a Catholic Perspective” held at The Catholic University of America, examined current and historical narratives around U.S. immigration, seeking new ways to dialogue with those skeptical about the church’s work in this area, including some Trump administration officials.
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request to freeze foreign aid payments March 5, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court on March 5 rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, directing the White House to abide by a lower court order. Catholic nongovernmental organizations are among those impacted by the freeze.
Trump touts ‘swift and unrelenting action’ on immigration, gender policy in speech to Congress March 5, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News President Donald Trump touted the “swift and unrelenting action” taken by his second administration in its first six weeks, telling lawmakers March 4 in an address to a joint session of Congress he was “just getting started.”
Trump-Zelenskyy meltdown; Trump ‘gold cards’; Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid win March 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, War in Ukraine, World News The same week Ukraine marked the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Donald Trump met with that country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as separate meetings other world leaders, at the white House.
Vance ‘surprised’ by pope’s criticism, prays for his recovery at Catholic prayer breakfast February 28, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Vice President JD Vance said he was “surprised” by Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, but said he is praying for the pontiff’s recovery amid his hospitalization.
Catholic NGO warns foreign aid pause could harm efforts combating Christian persecution February 28, 2025By Kate Scanlon Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A pause on U.S. foreign aid could harm efforts to combat Christian persecution around the globe, a Catholic NGO told OSV News.
Supreme Court allows pause to payments on already completed foreign aid work, for now February 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News Chief Justice John Roberts granted the Trump administration’s request late Feb. 26 to pause a lower court’s midnight deadline for the government to resume more than $1.5 billion in foreign aid payments for already completed aid work that have been suspended for several weeks, a pause impacting some Catholic entities.
Catholic analysts express concern for safety net programs in budget process February 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News House Republicans Feb. 25 narrowly passed a budget resolution calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, clearing a first hurdle for key parts of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
Supreme Court throws out death penalty conviction over dubious testimony February 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for a quarter century.
Judge blocks policy permitting ICE arrests at some places of worship February 25, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge in Maryland has halted a Trump administration policy rescinding long-standing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
