Catholic migrant advocates ‘alarmed’ by Trump use of Alien Enemies Act
OSV News
March 19, 2025
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II.
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Film on Matt Talbot shows the power of faith, thirst for holiness
OSV News
March 18, 2025
A forthcoming docudrama is highlighting how an Irish laborer, now on the path to possible sainthood, has become a patron of those battling addiction — and those thirsting for holiness.
CRS, African women religious describe impact of US foreign aid cuts
OSV News
March 17, 2025
Women religious from Africa and a representative of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., grappled with the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid.
As ceasefire talk continues, Zelenskyy says he spoke with Cardinal Parolin
OSV News
March 14, 2025
As the United States continues to attempt to broker a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with the Vatican secretary of state.
Pope’s chest X-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say
OSV News
March 13, 2025
Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray “confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days,” his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely.
4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with State Department overseeing the rest
OSV News
March 12, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18% of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
Pope out of danger but to remain in hospital
OSV News
March 11, 2025
Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said.