Catholic, evangelical leaders issue joint call for compassionate immigration reform October 14, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Fertile Soil, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic and evangelical leaders issued an ecumenical statement Oct. 13 as part of a joint effort to call for compassionate immigration reform.
FDA expects to draft mifepristone safety review next year; pro-life groups call it ‘insufficient’ October 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Food and Drug Administration’s safety review of mifepristone is expected to stretch into next year, according to an Oct. 7 court filing, prompting disappointment from pro-life groups.
In rare interviews, Alito defends court’s independence, reflects on impact of Dobbs leak October 10, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News In interviews at the start of the new Supreme Court term, Justice Samuel Alito expressed concern about what he called “a concerted effort to intimidate the court.”
US bishops’ president condemns ‘barbaric’ Pentagon plan to livestream execution October 9, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced the plan as “barbaric.”
Supreme Court hears key climate change lawsuit, but procedural question remains October 8, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News In the first case of its new term Oct. 5, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit from officials in Boulder, Colorado, against two major oil companies over climate change.
St. Louis Archdiocese sues over policy barring it from providing sacraments to ICE detainees October 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against the federal government Oct. 5 over a policy it said prohibits priests from distributing Communion and hearing confessions to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.
Supreme Court expected to hear religious liberty, gun and environmental cases in its new term October 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, with cases on its schedule involving religious liberty, guns, immigration and the environment.
Tennessee Catholic bishops join call for clemency for inmate who survived execution attempt October 6, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, a number of faith leaders, including Tennessee’s Catholic bishops, have called for her sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment.
Hegseth announces ‘Office of Religious Affairs’ in speech on Pentagon policy October 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new “Office of Religious Affairs” during a speech Sept. 30 on Pentagon policy.
Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate survives lethal injection attempt October 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, the state’s Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year pending an investigation. But some Catholic opponents of the death penalty said that the incident demonstrates the flaws with capital punishment.
Multistate lawsuit asks Supreme Court to hear challenge to abortion ‘shield laws’ October 2, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas Sept. 30 announced a lawsuit challenging the abortion “shield laws” of New York, California and Massachusetts.
Supreme Court temporarily permits third-country deportations as challenge proceeds October 1, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to carry out third-country deportations — removals to a country where a person who had migrated to the United States has no ties — while a challenge to that policy continues.
