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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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Pope Leo XIV swings a censer near a painting of Mary and the Christ Child as he celebrates his inauguration Mass at the Vatican May 18, 2025. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on discerning, sustaining vocations

Gina Christian|Jul 16, 2025|4 Min Read

People line up to cast their votes in the U.S. presidential election outside of a church polling station in Phoenix on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. The Internal Revenue Service agreed in a July 7, 2025, court filing that a house of worship addressing its congregation about electoral politics in the context of religious faith does not violate the Johnson Amendment, a provision in the U.S. tax code that has prohibited such activities for decades. (OSV News photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

Catholic Church holds firm on not taking stand on political candidates, despite possible IRS shift

Gina Christian|Jul 8, 2025|4 Min Read

People sell goods on a street during a June 18, 2025, blackout in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, after residents from a nearby town stormed a dam and cut power in protest over government inaction against gang violence in the country. (OSV News photo/Jean Feguens Regala, Reuters)

Fear, sorrow grip Haitian faithful amid TPS status battle

Gina Christian|Jul 3, 2025|4 Min Read

The Wisconsin State Capitol building is seen in a drone photograph in Madison March 21, 2025. On July 2, Wisconsin's Supreme Court struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban in a 4-3 ruling. (OSV News photo/Eric Cox, Reuters)

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

Gina Christian|Jul 2, 2025|3 Min Read

Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of Fresno, Calif., concelebrates Mass in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 27, 2020. The Diocese of Fresno officially filed for bankruptcy July 1, 2025, one year after raising the possibility. Bishop Brennan said the step was necessary for entering into reconciliation with abuse survivors. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo)

California diocese files for bankruptcy to help reconcile with abuse survivors

Gina Christian|Jul 2, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics: 'God will have the last word,' 'life will conquer death'

Gina Christian|Jun 30, 2025|4 Min Read

San Diego Bishop Michael M. Pham talks to reporters about his federal court visit to support immigrants at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2025, in San Diego. (OSV News photo/Chris Stone, NCR)

How San Diego bishops and clergy showed up in immigration court -- and made an impact

Gina Christian|Jun 23, 2025|4 Min Read

Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025, after being displaced by the Israeli military offensive. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters)

Bishop Seitz: Solidarity with refugees, migrants a 'living testimony of the Gospel'

Gina Christian|Jun 20, 2025|4 Min Read

A member of the clergy holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe attends a vigil in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue. (OSV News photo/David Swanson, Reuters)

USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants 'in this challenging hour'

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2025|4 Min Read

A young woman prays at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago May 8, 2025. The Pew Research Center released a June 16, 2025, analysis of U.S. Catholic life. (OSV News photo/Vincent Alban, Reuters)

Nearly half of Americans have a connection to Catholicism, new report finds

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2025|6 Min Read

A file photo shows the front of the New York Capitol in Albany. The New York Senate passed a bill June 9, 2025, that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The New York Assembly passed it April 29. (OSV News photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)

In move called a 'dark day' for residents, NY Senate passes assisted suicide law

Gina Christian|Jun 10, 2025|4 Min Read

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Archbishop Gomez calls for prayer, Scholas event canceled due to ICE protests

Gina Christian|Jun 9, 2025|5 Min Read

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