House hearing examines rising global religious freedom threats, policy challenges February 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News Authoritarian regimes increasingly threaten the cause of international religious freedom, lawmakers and witnesses at a House subcommittee hearing on the topic said Feb. 4.
Trump signs funding deal to end partial government shutdown, negotiate over ICE February 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News President Donald Trump signed into law a funding package to end the partial government shutdown Feb. 3, hours after its passage in the House, which included an agreement for funding for the Department of Homeland Security to be renegotiated to include new, stronger constraints on federal immigration officers.
Threats to religious freedom present risks to global security, experts warn February 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The cause of international religious freedom is tied to global stability and is increasingly threatened by authoritarian regimes, said speakers and participants in the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington Feb. 2 and 3.
Noem unlawfully ended Venezuelan, Haitian deportation protections, says appeals court January 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal appeals court ruled late Jan. 28 that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela and Haiti, both predominantly Catholic countries, to remain in the United States without risk of deportation due to dangerous conditions in their respective homelands.
Trump administration asks federal court to pause Louisiana’s abortion pill challenge January 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A key national pro-life group has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of undermining Louisiana’s efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s eased restrictions on mifepristone when it asked a court to pause the Pelican State’s challenge to that policy.
Pro-life leaders say there still is ‘a lot that needs to be done’ by the Trump administration January 27, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Leaders of several pro-life organizations who spoke with OSV News at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 said the Trump administration still has work to do when it comes to their cause.
‘Complex’ political moment has challenges, opportunities, March for Life president says January 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A “complex” political environment presents both challenge and opportunity for the pro-life movement, Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said at the 27th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life on Jan. 24.
Vance tells March for Life they have an ‘ally’ in the White House amid Hyde, abortion pill concerns January 23, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President JD Vance told participants at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 that President Donald Trump is their “ally” in the White House, amid concerns from some in the pro-life movement about remaining policy priorities just over a year into Trump’s second term in the White House.
Key pro-life organization pushes Trump on Hyde, mifepristone, ahead of March for Life January 23, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In a press call just before the 53rd annual March for Life, a key national pro-life organization pushed the Trump administration to safeguard the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, and to reinstate stronger restrictions on mifepristone, a pill commonly used for early abortion.
Majority of Americans identify as pro-choice, but most support some legal limits to abortion January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News Although most Americans describe themselves as pro-choice, a majority also would support some legal limits on abortion, despite keeping the procedure largely available, according to a new Marist Poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
New partnership aims to support Church’s ministry to migrants, refugees January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A group including Catholic organizations announced Jan. 21 a new partnership — The Catholic Immigrant Prophetic Action Project — that aims to assist the Catholic Church in the U.S. in organizing a robust response on behalf of migrants and refugees in the country, including those with legal status, who are affected by mass deportation efforts.
House pro-life co-chair says he is still seeking answers from FDA over mifepristone safety review January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus said he has continued to call on the Trump administration to promptly conduct a pledged safety review of mifepristone, a pill commonly, but not exclusively, used for early abortion.
