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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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Pope Leo XIV looks through the main telescope of the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, alongside U.S. Jesuit Father David A. Brown, an astronomer, July 20, 2025. The Vatican Observatory announced April 29, 2026, that an asteroid has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who formally re-established the observatory in 1891. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers

Gina Christian|Apr 29, 2026|4 Min Read

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City April 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

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US, Japanese bishops warn 9 nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

Gina Christian|Apr 28, 2026|4 Min Read

Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz in the Musandam Peninsula April 27, 2026. As the U.S. and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministry leaders are calling for prayer and support for the thousands of souls trapped at sea amid the war. (OSV News photo/Reuters)

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Catholic maritime ministries urge prayer for seafarers trapped amid Hormuz blockade

Gina Christian|Apr 27, 2026|5 Min Read

Law enforcement personnel work at the venue following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner that required the evacuation of President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and other VIPs in Washington, April 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Ken Cedeno, Reuters)

US bishops' head calls for prayer after gunman attacks White House press dinner

Gina Christian|Apr 27, 2026|6 Min Read

A lethal injection chamber at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash., is seen Sept. 6, 2024, in this file photo. (OSV News photo/Matt Mills McKnight, Reuters)

Pope Leo encourages death penalty abolitionists as US brings back firing squad and electric chair

Gina Christian|Apr 24, 2026|5 Min Read

The Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., is piloting a new program featuring the AI development officer "Maria" to better understand the ways in which diocesan faithful want to support the Church. (OSV News photo/Diocese of Bridgeport)

Diocese 'hires' AI fundraising staffer in pilot program. Meet 'Maria'

Gina Christian|Apr 23, 2026|5 Min Read

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|6 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

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