Pope delivers fierce defense of the unborn in address to diplomatic corps January 9, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV strongly defended the family, marriage and unborn life during his first-ever New Year’s address to the diplomatic corps Jan. 9, telling the diplomats accredited to the Holy See that abortion “cuts short a growing life and refuses to welcome the gift of life.”
Minneapolis Catholic leaders speak out about community fear after ICE-involved shooting January 9, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News An interfaith gathering of faith leaders in Minneapolis Jan. 8 drew a crowd as faith leaders raised concerns about the impact immigration enforcement actions are having on people in the community, including Catholic parishes in Minneapolis.
Cardinals leave consistory with a clear vision from pontiff: ‘A Church that cares’ January 9, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After an intense day of roundtable discussions, the “low-batteried” but “very pleased” cardinals wrapped the first historic extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV in a spirit of fraternity, with a sense of knowing each other better and saying they “discovered” the pope, while he did “more listening than talking.”
House passes extension of Obamacare subsidies for 3 years after 17 Republicans break ranks January 9, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Jan. 8 to extend enhanced health care subsidies for three years by a vote of 230-196 after 17 Republicans broke with their party’s leadership to force a vote.
Trump calls for ban on corporations buying single-family homes amid housing shortage January 9, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News President Donald Trump said Jan. 7 he will seek to ban corporations from buying single-family homes amid the housing shortage, an issue the U.S. bishops’ conference has said is affecting “a basic human right” nationwide.
Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela, may consider Greenland measure January 8, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 advanced a war powers resolution following the Trump administration’s recent strike to remove deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, requiring congressional approval for Trump to take additional military action in Venezuela.
Federal appeals court blocks injunction against California’s ‘student gender secrecy laws’ January 8, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The Thomas More Society announced Jan. 6 it would pursue a rehearing of its case against California’s laws that allow public schools to conceal how a student expresses their gender identity at school from their parents.
Nigerian bishop calls for decisive military action to ‘eliminate’ bandits January 8, 2026By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A Nigerian bishop urged intensified military action to “eliminate” bandits and their hideouts in the Kainji Game Reserve amid reports of the killing of 50 people between Christmas and New Year’s and traumatizing of children recently abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri.
Hundreds bid ‘adieu’ to Brigitte Bardot at funeral in Saint-Tropez January 8, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Obituaries, World News Crowds gathered in the French coastal town of Saint-Tropez to bid a final farewell to actress Brigitte Bardot.
Archbishop Hebda calls for prayers after woman shot dead by ICE officer in Minneapolis January 8, 2026By Rebecca Omastiak The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers after police said a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.
Pope to cardinals: You are not experts promoting agendas, but a community of faith January 8, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV gathered cardinals present for the extraordinary consistory this week for an early morning Mass Jan. 8 in St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them they’re together not to promote “agendas,” but to take part in a “discernment” that “comes from the Lord.”
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back in 2026 — with a patriotic twist and a stop in Baltimore January 8, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back for 2026 with a special route that will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Fla., to Portland, Maine, stopping in Baltimore and ending in Philadelphia, organizers announced Jan. 8.
