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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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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

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Ark., and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington are pictured in a combination photo. U.S. bishops including Cardinal McElroy and Bishop Taylor, have spoken about "just war" in light of the U.S. and Israel-Iran War, saying the current conflict doesn't meet the Church's moral criteria. (OSV News photo/Paul Haring, CNS/Christopher Newkumet, John Carroll Society)

US-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church's just war test, bishops warn

Gina Christian|Mar 12, 2026|5 Min Read

Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration arrive at La Aurora Air Force Base in Guatemala City Jan. 27, 2025. A new report documents the experiences of people who have been deported from the U.S., forced to return to their home countries, or have been trapped in third countries due to U.S. immigration policies. (OSV News photo/Cristina Chiquin, Reuters)

Report: U.S. fueling human rights violations with 'externalized migration' policies

Gina Christian|Mar 11, 2026|4 Min Read

Chaldean Cathedral in Rancho San Diego, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Chaldean bishop pleads not guilty to felony charges, as resignation announced

Gina Christian|Mar 10, 2026|5 Min Read

Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich speaks during an interreligious prayer service at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Feb. 24, 2025, commemorating the third anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion on Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Vincent Alban, Reuters)

White House 'gamifying' war on Iran marks a 'moral crisis,' warns US cardinal

Gina Christian|Mar 9, 2026|3 Min Read

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, leads a prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso March 24, 2025, following a rally and march against mass deportations by the US government. The Diocese of El Paso, faced with potential "astronomical" judgments in a dozen lawsuits alleging clergy sexual abuse, filed for bankruptcy reorganization March 6, 2026. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Texas mission diocese declares bankruptcy to settle abuse claims filed under New Mexico lookback law

Gina Christian|Mar 6, 2026|4 Min Read

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio speaks at a Feb. 27, 2026, news conference after the meeting of bishops serving dioceses along the U.S.-Mexico border. Looking on are Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, and Mexican Bishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola of Piedras Negras. (OSV News photo/Fernie Ceniceros, courtesy Diocese of El Paso)

San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment

Gina Christian|Mar 5, 2026|6 Min Read

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