U.S. bishops report flags 5 top areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty January 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A new annual report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops identified what it called five areas of critical concern, defined as both threats and opportunities, for religious liberty.
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in AG’s attempt to shut down Catholic ministry to migrants January 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Texas Supreme Court Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in a case concerning Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down El Paso’s Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants.
Cardinal Dolan will lead prayer at Trump’s second inauguration Jan. 20 January 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World 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, four years after he left the Oval Office in the wake of a failed reelection bid.
Biden awards pope Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation’s highest civilian honor January 12, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the White House said Jan. 11.
March for Life speakers to include DeSantis, Bishop Thomas January 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be among the speakers at the 52nd annual March for Life, the group said Jan. 9.
Carter state funeral mourners celebrate former president as man of faith, ideals January 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Mourners including all five living U.S. presidents attended the late President Jimmy Carter’s funeral Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral, the first time they have all been in public together since 2018, and an increasingly rare occurrence in an era of bitter partisanship.
Catholic climate policy advocates express concern about some Trump proposals January 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News President-elect Donald Trump Jan. 7 reiterated his call for some companies that make investments in the U.S. economy to bypass some environmental regulations.
New Washington cardinal’s tenure to overlap with second Trump administration January 7, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House, possibly creating flashpoints between the pair during their time in the nation’s capital over immigration and a host of other issues.
Report: Homelessness reaches record high amid affordable housing crunch December 31, 2024By Kate Scanlon Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The United States saw an increase of about 18 percent in homelessness this year, a record high, according to a federal report.
American political life saw a history-making, tumultuous 2024 December 31, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World 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 run for a consecutive term.
Jimmy Carter, the first president to host a pope at the White House, dies at 100 December 29, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World 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 since February 2023, was the longest-living U.S. president.
Report: Most US executions in 2024 come down to 4 states December 28, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Just four states were responsible for three-quarters of the executions that took place in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center.
