Archdiocese of Baltimore responds to growing immigration enforcement July 1, 2026By James Haupt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News With the rise of more rigorous federal immigration enforcement in the city, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is encountering immigrant parishioners across all its parishes facing precarious situations.
Prayer key to sister’s release from ICE detention, but foreign-born religious now on edge July 1, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A woman religious in McAllen, Texas, told OSV News the “power of prayer” was key to the release of a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as she walked to Sunday Mass — but foreign-born religious in the area are now on their guard after the incident.
SSPX carries out unauthorized consecration of 4 bishops despite pope’s warning against it July 1, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, with Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending.
Navigating the leap to high school July 1, 2026By Susan Hines-Brigger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Endings can be hard and beginnings can be scary. No one knows that better than the students who are leaving the familiarity of their current schools and heading off to high school in the fall. Although that transition can be daunting and filled with concerns, people who have already gone through it said it doesn’t have to be.
Supreme Court finds Trump executive order on birthright citizenship unconstitutional July 1, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship on June 30, finding the order violated the 14th Amendment.
Faith, freedom and the founders: How Maryland Catholics helped shape a new nation July 1, 2026By Rita Buettner Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, Local News, News At the time of the American Revolution, Catholics may have comprised only 1 percent of the total population of the colonies – with the majority of them living in Maryland. Despite their small numbers, Catholics played a role in the founding of the United States of America.
A Fourth of July Memory June 30, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I was making coffee early on the Fourth of July when I heard the ping of a text message.
Trial begins in California’s lawsuit against pregnancy resource centers’ abortion pill reversal resources June 30, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News California’s lawsuit against two pro-life nonprofit organizations that specialize in helping to reverse the immediate effects of abortion pills went to trial June 24.
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
‘Slow down and listen to Jesus,’ says pastor of Philly church home to first major 40 Hours in US June 30, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, and with the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage set to conclude in Philadelphia, a priest in that city — whose parish was home to a major milestone in Eucharistic devotion in the U.S. — said that adoration offers a chance to “slow down and listen” to Jesus.
Newly named Puerto Rico bishop says appointment ‘manifestation’ of God’s ‘goodness, love’ June 30, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop-designate Geraldo Ramírez Torres gave sincere thanksgiving to God for his June 24 appointment by Pope Leo XIV to succeed Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina of Ponce, who is retiring.
