News & Commentary
Report: Immigration data ‘much lower’ than Trump administration claims
OSV News
June 5, 2025
New data shows that the number of immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the U.S. "is much lower than the Trump administration claims," and "talk of an invasion is overblown," said J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy and communications ...
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Colorado faith leaders express sorrow over attack on rally for release of Hamas hostages
OSV News
June 4, 2025
As Boulder residents reeled from a violent attack on peaceful demonstrators June 1 who called for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, area faith leaders expressed sorrow over the attack and urged an end to such violence.
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The Catholic Church and racism, 5 years after George Floyd
OSV News
June 3, 2025
Five years after the death of George Floyd, there is much work still to be done in the church to address the sin of racism.
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Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels,’ warns Catholic humanitarian organization
OSV News
June 2, 2025
Food insecurity in the Gaza Strip "has reached catastrophic levels," a Catholic humanitarian organization has warned.
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Panelists: Transhumanism seeks to one day replace humans
OSV News
May 30, 2025
It's a term with a lot of contemporary currency: transhumanism.
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Padre Pio’s habit, rare relics coming to US
OSV News
May 29, 2025
A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that was home to the beloved saint known as Padre Pio.
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80 years after ‘Trinity,’ Catholic-hosted gathering calls to abolish nuclear weapons