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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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A priest lays hands on Deacon Kieran Halloran during his ordination to the priesthood at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City June 14, 2025. A new report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, conducted for the U.S. bishops, looks at the defining features of the more than 400 men who will be ordained to the priesthood in 2026. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Top 10 takeaways from a report on the 400 men becoming US priests in 2026

Gina Christian|Apr 22, 2026|6 Min Read

Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress, blesses pilgrims July 17, 2024, during the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. (OSV News/Bob Roller)

National Eucharistic Congress says 'one nation under God' theme isn't political

Gina Christian|Apr 22, 2026|4 Min Read

An examining room at the Planned Parenthood South Austin Health Center in Texas is shown in a file photo.New data estimates released March 24 by the Guttmacher Institute, a national policy and research firm that supports legalized abortion, show the number of abortions in the U.S. remained stable in 2025, totaling some 1.126 million.The study collects data on both surgical and chemical abortions performed in facilities, along with chemical abortions obtained through telehealth providers. (OSV News photo/Ilana Panich-Linsman, Reuters)

US saw more than 1.12 million abortions in 2025, but actual figures likely higher

Gina Christian|Apr 20, 2026|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV waves as he attends a Meeting for Peace at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Pope Leo named one of Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People of 2026'

Gina Christian|Apr 17, 2026|3 Min Read

A drone view shows the ruins of a church and buildings in the village of Marinka (Maryinka) in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine May 15, 2025. Several prominent American Catholics have launched a petition calling for the end of Russia's religious persecution in occupied areas of Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Alexander Ermochenko, Reuters)

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Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia's religious persecution in Ukraine

Gina Christian|Apr 15, 2026|3 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2026. (OSV News/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

President Trump draws backlash over Pope Leo rant, 'deeply offensive' image of him looking like Christ

Gina Christian|Apr 13, 2026|8 Min Read

A pregnant migrant from Brazil is treated and taken away by medics at a temporary staging area, in Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif., June 4, 2024. The USCCB spoke out April 13, 2026, out after reports detailing harmful conditions faced by pregnant and postpartum mothers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have become more frequent, despite existing policy that discourages the arrest and detention of such women in most cases. (OSV News photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

US bishops express 'grave concern' over ICE treatment of pregnant women

Gina Christian|Apr 13, 2026|3 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV is pictured gesturing in prayer at the Vatican in a combination photo with an image of the Divine Mercy at a Catholic Church in La Paz, Bolivia. Across the U.S., united with Pope Leo, Catholics are joining with their bishops and pastors in praying for peace on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday April 11, 2026. (OSV News photo/Lola Gomez, Claudia Morales, Reuters)

Dioceses, parishes take up Pope Leo's call to pray for peace, plan vigils for April 11

Gina Christian|Apr 10, 2026|5 Min Read

A man stands near a damaged building in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026, following an Israeli strike carried out the previous day. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, is calling on the Trump administration to boost humanitarian support for Lebanon and strengthen efforts to achieve peace there. (OSV News photo/Raghed Waked, Reuters)

USCCB chairman calls on Trump to back peace, humanitarian aid for Lebanon after massive strikes

Gina Christian|Apr 9, 2026|4 Min Read

Artemis II NASA astronaut Victor Glover greets family members before boarding the astronaut van for the drive to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Steve Nesius, Reuters)

Sermon on the Integrity: Artemis II mission pilot preaches Christ's command to love on lunar flyby

Gina Christian|Apr 6, 2026|4 Min Read

Young people are pictured in a file photo praying during a daylong regional encuentro in Herndon, Va. Younger Catholic adults in the U.S. are more likely to be Hispanic or Latino, while just over half of Gen-Z individuals raised Catholic are likely to retain that identity in adulthood, according to a March 23, 2026, data analysis by Mark Gray of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Data: Younger Catholics increasingly Hispanic; over half of Gen-Z adults stay Catholic

Gina Christian|Mar 24, 2026|5 Min Read

Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, is pictured in a 2023 photo addressing the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Archbishop Caccia, outgoing permanent observer of the Holy See and newly named papal nuncio to the U.S., delivered a statement at the United Nations affirming the Catholic Church's opposition to surrogacy as an affront to human dignity. (OSV News photo/Rick Bajornas, courtesy United Nations)

In anti-surrogacy statement, Vatican warns against turning children into commodities

Gina Christian|Mar 16, 2026|3 Min Read

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