Americans disapprove of Trump’s comments about Pope Leo XIV, poll shows May 6, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A new poll published the day after President Donald Trump renewed his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, showed Americans broadly disapprove.
Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics May 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump on May 5 continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him in a radio interview of “endangering” Catholics through his opposition to the Iran war.
Supreme Court hits brakes on court ruling that blocked abortion pill distribution by mail May 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through the mail.
Appeals court temporarily blocks policy permitting distribution of abortion pill by mail May 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An appeals court on May 1 temporarily blocked a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through the mail.
SBA commits to $160 million in midterm and 2028 elections spending amid growing challenges May 1, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A key national pro-life group said it plans to spend $160 million in the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election cycles to elect its preferred candidates.
USCIRF hearing: Children ‘bear the brunt’ of international religious freedom violations April 30, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Children “bear the brunt” of international religious freedom violations, panelists at an April 30 hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said.
Trump DOJ accuses Biden administration of anti-Christian bias in new report April 30, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Trump administration accused the Biden administration of “anti-Christian bias” in its approach to policy issues related to abortion, marriage and gender, among others, in a report published by the Department of Justice April 30.
Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians, Syrians April 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 29 in a pair of consolidated cases on whether the Trump administration can end a program temporarily shielding eligible Haitian and Syrian immigrants living in the U.S. from deportation.
Supreme Court rules New Jersey pregnancy centers can challenge state probe in federal court April 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled April 29 that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey can challenge in federal court an investigation by that state’s attorney general alleging they misled people about their services and seeking information about their donors.
King Charles invokes faith, ‘shared values’ as he calls for peace in address to Congress April 28, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked “shared values” between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around the globe during an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress April 28.
ANALYSIS: Will President Donald Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV have electoral implications? April 27, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump’s social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV could add to challenges facing Republican candidates in the midterm elections later this year, analysts told OSV News.
Trump participates in Bible reading after AI depiction resembling Jesus, Pope Leo controversies April 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, World News President Donald Trump participated April 21 in an event called “America Reads the Bible,” speaking by prerecorded video message to read from Scripture.
