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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, is pictured in a June 8, 2024, photo. Archbishop García-Siller issued a new pastoral letter calling the faithful to solidarity with migrants on Aug. 3, following 8 a.m. Mass at San Fernando Cathedral. (OSV News photo/Veronica Markland, courtesy Archdiocese of San Antonio)

In new pastoral letter Archbishop García-Siller tells migrants: 'The Church will come to you'

Gina Christian|Aug 5, 2026|6 Min Read

Destroyed homes are seen in a neighborhood in Spokane, Wash., Aug. 3, 2026, after a wildfire swept through the neighborhood. Together, the three fires have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced some 67,000 people to evacuate around the state’s second-largest city. (OSV News photo/David Ryder, Reuters)

Spokane bishop calls for prayer as wildfires force 65,000 to evacuate

Gina Christian|Aug 4, 2026|3 Min Read

People are seen in a file photo entering the New Mexico Islamic Center mosque in Albuquerque. In a statement July 27, 2026, Archbishop Wester defended religious liberty for Muslims and other faith communities following tensions over the construction of a mosque in Albuquerque. (OSV News photo/Andrew Hay, Reuters)

Archbishop Wester defends religious liberty for Muslims amid mosque dispute

Gina Christian|Jul 30, 2026|5 Min Read

Father James Miara, pastor of Holy Innocents Church in New York City, celebrates a traditional Latin Mass at Holy Innocents July 13, 2025. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Faith

Five years after 'Traditionis Custodes,' Latin Mass debate still simmers

Gina Christian|Jul 24, 2026|10 Min Read

A man makes the sign of the cross at a makeshift memorial during a vigil in Houston July 11, 2026, in response to the fatal shooting of a Mexican motorist by an Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agent during a vehicle stop. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the U.S. for decades, was fatally shot July 7 as the homebuilder drove his construction crew to a Houston job site. A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security said the ICE agent fired his weapon "in self-defense" when Salgado allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle with his own vehicle. The claim has been disputed and a federal investigation is underway. (OSV News photo/Antranik Tavitian, Reuters)

Bishops decry deadly ICE encounters, urge respect for human dignity

Gina Christian|Jul 20, 2026|4 Min Read

Pilgrims process during the final leg of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage July 5, 2026, in Philadelphia. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2026 ends in Philadelphia with a July 5 Mass and message from pope

Gina Christian|Jul 5, 2026|5 Min Read

Sister Leticia Ugboaja, a member of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, is pictured in an undated photo posted on Facebook by Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in McAllen, Texas. Sister Leticia was taken into custody June 28, 2026, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as she was walking to Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church and was released several hours later. (OSV News photo/Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Facebook)

After sister's ICE detention, foreign-born religious on border now 'cautious'

Gina Christian|Jul 1, 2026|3 Min Read

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., right, takes part in a demonstration in El Paso, Texas, March 24, 2025, against mass deportation alongside Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, N.M.; Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio and Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso. On June 23, 2026, Bishop Baldacchino announced that he and Bishop Seitz invited "all the priests and faithful" of their two dioceses and the region "to join in prayer and pilgrimage" June 28 at Mount Cristo Rey, located in Sunland Park, N.M. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops call faithful to Mass at Mount Cristo Rey amid border wall land seizure fight

Gina Christian|Jun 25, 2026|5 Min Read

A sign calling for the release of media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai who was found guilty in a Hong Kong court of national security charges, is displayed behind Lai's daughter, Claire Lai, as she sits for an interview in Washington Dec. 15, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin Mohatt, Reuters)

World

Global religious persecution worsens, new Pew study says

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Dormition Orthodox Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026, after it was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters)

World

Catholic, Orthodox leaders outraged by Russian strike on Kyiv cathedral

Gina Christian|Jun 15, 2026|4 Min Read

Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Va., chairman of the bishops' Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, listens as Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker asks a question during a June 11, 2026, session of the annual spring meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Orlando, Fla. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

US bishops approve revisions to abuse charter, balancing victim protections with clergy due process

Gina Christian|Jun 12, 2026|4 Min Read

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, gives his presidential address June 10, 2026, opening the annual spring meeting of the USCCB in Orlando, Fla. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Church must 'put out into the deep,' offer hope in Christ to all, says USCCB president

Gina Christian|Jun 10, 2026|5 Min Read

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