Supreme Court says Title IX permits Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans June 30, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-perceived gender identity.
Religious Liberty Commission draft report recommends DOJ guidance on Establishment Clause June 30, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission on June 26 presented a draft of its report to President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office
Supreme Court allows policy permitting asylum-seekers to be turned away at US-Mexico border June 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 ruled that the Trump administration can reimplement a policy of turning away asylum-seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border before they enter the country, known as “metering.”
Trump cancels plans to sign housing bill, demanding Congress pass voter ID bill June 24, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News President Donald Trump on June 24 canceled his plans to sign bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the rising cost of housing, demanding that Congress pass a voter ID bill that lacks a clear path to passage in the Senate.
USCCB and pro-life leaders: Abortion pills remain key post-Dobbs challenge June 24, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills as among key challenges for the cause of protecting the right to life of unborn children.
Despite land transfer, Apache Stronghold continues effort to protect sacred Arizona site June 23, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News Although the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its case and the land has been transferred, an Indigenous coalition seeking to protect its sacred site at Oak Flat in Arizona from destruction by a copper mining giant continues its legal efforts, the group’s lawyer told OSV News.
Washington Roundup: US-Iran MOU begins; SCOTUS takes up ICE bond hearings; FDA abortion suit filing June 20, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained about an end to the conflict.
Vance’s new book ‘Communion’ details his religious and political conversions June 18, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News Vice President JD Vance’s new book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” is a story of several of his conversions: from Protestant Christian to atheist to Christian again as a Catholic; from Appalachia to Washington; from a vocal skeptic of President Donald Trump to his running mate.
Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, but obstacles to peace remain June 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said that while there is cause for optimism, key obstacles remain. Trump said June 14 that an agreement had been reached, and […]
$70B immigration-enforcement funds exclude bishops-supported migrant protections June 11, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News President Donald Trump signed legislation June 10 providing $70 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.
Poll: Pope has high favorability rating after AI encyclical; Trump dips over inflation, war in Iran June 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News A new poll shows President Donald Trump trailing Pope Leo XIV by 54 percentage points in net favorability.
Pew: Most Americans who attend religious services have heard about political, social issues recently May 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Most U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services have heard their clergy speak about at least one political or social issue recently, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
