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.
Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027 April 29, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry Organizers in Seoul, South Korea, announced five patron saints for World Youth Day 2027 that reflect the themes of truth, peace and love that are at the heart of the youth gathering.
US, Japanese bishops warn 9 nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty April 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Several U.S. and Japanese Catholic bishops seeking nuclear disarmament are expressing both urgency and wariness, as the United Nations hosts a conference on a non-proliferation treaty at a time when the U.N. head himself admits “arms control is dying.”
Papal trip put spotlight on local injustices, joy of Christian faith, pope says April 29, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices continuing there and propose a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law.
Benedictine abbot warns of Holy Land becoming ‘Christian Disneyland’ April 29, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In the Holy Land, the Christian population that has borne the brunt of war and economic hardship is slowly diminishing, warned Benedictine Father Nikodemus Schnabel.
After Easter surge in confirmations, college students look forward in faith April 29, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry Universities across the country are experiencing a surge in students seeking the sacrament of confirmation this academic year. While these students — many of whom were confirmed this Easter Vigil — describe unique journeys of faith, all of them exhibited a newfound joy.
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.
Catholic maritime ministries urge prayer for seafarers trapped amid Hormuz blockade April 27, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As the U.S. and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministry leaders are calling for prayer and support for the thousands of souls trapped at sea amid the war.
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.
Anglicans, Catholics must work to overcome differences, pope tells archbishop of Canterbury April 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Although the path to full communion has become “more difficult to discern,” Catholics and Anglicans must continue on the path of dialogue and “proclaim Christ to the world,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first meeting with Anglican Archbishop Sarah Mullally of Canterbury.
Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood causes, including Dutch nun who served in Missouri April 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century.
