Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November.
Meta $18 billion settlement over child safety raises questions about its real impact August 31, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, U.S. Congress, World News On Aug. 26, social media giant Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads and more — agreed to settlements paying out approximately $18 billion, ending a landmark federal trial that began Aug. 18.
Pro-life groups urge follow through from Blanche on policy permitting mifepristone by mail August 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As Todd Blanche was confirmed and sworn in as attorney general, a group of pro-life organizations urged him to follow through on his previous comments that the Trump administration would review a Biden administration policy permitting the shipment of mifepristone by mail. The Trump administration has sought to pause multiple state […]
Trump administration rule change could push asylum applicants directly to deportation proceedings July 31, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Trump administration issued a new rule July 28 that could send hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a policy change that Catholic immigration advocates warned could leave many applicants at risk of deportation before their applications are even considered.
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.
Catholic groups stress efforts to combat hunger as Senate prepares to consider farm bill May 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News As the U.S. Senate prepares to consider a farm bill recently approved by the U.S. House, Catholic organizations together with the U.S. bishops sought to stress to lawmakers the importance of efforts to combat hunger, such as robust support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, a major part of the nation’s social safety net.
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, U.S. Congress, 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.
Senators seek information from FDA and abortion drug manufacturers on mifepristone March 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News A group of U.S. senators who oppose abortion sent investigatory letters to three abortion drug manufacturers seeking information about their products, as well as a similar letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, their committee’s Republican majority said March 25.
U.S. bishops call on House to advance bill to investigate Indian boarding school legacy March 23, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Racial Justice, U.S. Congress, World News Chairmen of several U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees wrote in a letter to key House lawmakers that they support a bill that would establish an effort to investigate and document the histories and practices of Indian boarding schools, and their long-term effects on Native American peoples.
House speaker defends role of religion in public life at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast March 20, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the role of religion in public life during comments March 19 at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
Performance theater and the ‘State of Disunion’ address March 5, 2026By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, U.S. Congress If we persist in making it nothing more than partisan political theater — a measure of the disunion of America — it might be time to return to the practice of Jefferson and others, and quietly deliver an actual report rather than a red-meat partisan speech.
Congress expected to consider war powers resolution after US, Israel strikes on Iran March 2, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, U.S. Congress, World News President Donald Trump’s decision to initiate major combat operations against Iran in concert with Israel has raised debate within Congress over its war powers prerogatives. It has also raised questions about the justice of committing the U.S. into a new Middle East war.
