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Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Kevin Clarke
The U.S. church will have to contend with “deportation on steroids“ as the Trump administration adds vast new capacity to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Vatican City flag flies July 18, 2025, at Holy Family Church in Gaza City which was hit in an Israeli strike July 17. (OSV News photo/Khamis Al-Rifi, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
"I again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict," Pope Leo said.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
Despair is easy for anyone who takes seriously the call to love your neighbor as yourself. But hope can come in two ways.
Politics & SocietyNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
Father Joshua Whitfield of Dallas, Texas spoke to OSV News after the devastating flash flooding in Texas on July 4.
A Palestinian man stands next to a burned car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
On July 7, settlers carried out a daytime arson attack on the Church of St. George and a Byzantine Christian cemetery. The fifth-century church is “one of the oldest and most venerated places of worship for Christians in Palestine.”
Politics & SocietyNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
Although the IRS recently allowed religious organizations to address their faithful about electoral politics, the Church will not speak on specific candidates.