Sudanese bishops express distress at the massacre of 178 people in northern South Sudan March 5, 2026By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on March 2.
Iran’s exiled Christians watch events unfolding across Middle East with hope, fear March 5, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News As conflict flares across the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, the country’s exiled Christians remain deeply anxious about the future.
Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Nigeria is facing “a terrifying crisis of religious violence,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2026 annual report, released March 4.
From Algeria to Angola, Africans hope message of peace, dialogue will resonate during papal trip March 3, 2026By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News From Algeria to Angola, Church leaders across Africa expressed profound joy and hopes that the upcoming apostolic trip would bring much needed change to regions needing reconciliation and social stability, and dialogue to those who live interreligious relations daily.
Spanish bishops clarify Pope Leo XIV’s remarks following media reports February 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The executive commission of the Spanish bishops’ conference clarified a recent report that alleged Pope Leo XIV had warned about attempts by far-right political parties in the country to “weaponize the Church.”
Trump touts immigration enforcement in State of the Union address as polls show growing concern February 25, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News President Donald Trump touted his administration’s immigration enforcement actions in his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, as polls show increasing concern about these policies among U.S. voters.
Public disapproval of Trump’s immigration policy increases February 25, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News Disapproval of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy increased ahead of his State of the Union address, according to several recent polls.
U.S. Church faces these areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty, says bishops’ report February 19, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty issued Feb. 17 its “Annual Report on the State of Religious Liberty,” which highlights the legislative actions, executive actions, and U.S. Supreme Court cases the U.S. bishops are closely watching.
Federal judge orders Catholic group be let into ICE facility on Ash Wednesday February 16, 2026By Simone Orendain Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Lent, News, Religious Freedom, World News A federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction Feb. 12 that will allow clergy, religious and Catholic social justice advocates to enter a Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility west of Chicago on Ash Wednesday to provide ashes and holy Communion.
Catechist, pregnant wife among kidnapped in latest anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria February 13, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country who have been targeted over several weeks.
Carrie Prejean Boller removed from Religious Liberty Commission after antisemitism row February 11, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Carrie Prejean Boller has been removed from the Religious Liberty Commission, its chair, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Feb. 11.
Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence February 10, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Religious Freedom, World News The daughter of imprisoned media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given was heartbreaking, her family, and especially her father, still trusts in “divine providence” for a solution.
