A U.S. archbishop has denounced the Biden administration's decision to resume deportations of Haitian migrants, given the rampant violence and instability in Haiti.
"These deportations are unconscionable given the realities on the ground," said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami in a statement
Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, has said he was not informed about the publication date or the contents of "Fiducia Supplicans," the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's December 2023 document authorizing non-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples and others
Catholics working to address the nation's fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China -- and blaming its government -- as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction
Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief and prayers of gratitude, after a bill for aid to Ukraine cleared the House of Representatives following months of delay, political infighting and even openly anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some lawmakers.
On April
A bipartisan coalition the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voted April 20 to approve a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region, over the objections
When people are impacted in their daily lives by strong examples of priests and religious faithfully living out their vocations, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus believes that's when vocations to the priesthood and religious life flourish.
Bishop Fernandes, who spoke with OSV
A review by the Department of Justice's watchdog found "no evidence" of religious bias in the creation of a leaked and since-retracted FBI memo that suggested some "radical traditionalist" Catholics pose threats of racially or ethnically motivated violence.
Members of Congress requested information
A bipartisan coalition in the House, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., moved to advance a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over the objections of some far-right lawmakers who indicated they would attempt to remove Johnson
A Knights of Columbus council reportedly has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest's decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual abuse claims by multiple victims.
The Knights' Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council 11302,
Lou Conter, 102, a Catholic member of the Knights of Columbus and the last survivor of the USS Arizona destroyed in the Japanese Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away April 1.