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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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A file photo shows the facade of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I. The Rhode Island Attorney General publicly released March 4, 2026, the anticipated report on his six-year historical records review of clergy sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence. (OSV News photo/courtesy Rhode Island Catholic)

Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Diocese of Providence

Gina Christian|Mar 5, 2026|6 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets Silviu Vexler, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, during a ceremony honoring Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican June 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Faith

Experts: Debates about Zionism, even by Catholics, often at odds with Catholic understanding

Gina Christian|Mar 3, 2026|8 Min Read

An explosion caused by a projectile impact after Iran launched missiles into Israel following Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gideon Markowicz, Reuters)

World

Sorrow, shock, prayer for Catholics in Middle East as US and Israel strike Iran, igniting war

Gina Christian|Mar 2, 2026|7 Min Read

Emergency response teams attend the scene of a fatal Iranian strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 1, 2026, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel. (OSV News photo/Itay Cohen, Reuters) Editors: NO USE IN ISRAEL. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL

World

USCCB president: Prayer, diplomacy needed in Middle East to avert 'tragedy of immense proportions'

Gina Christian|Mar 1, 2026|2 Min Read

The sun sets over the main building and Basilica of the Sacred Heart steeple on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Nov. 23, 2025. (OSV News photo/Matt Cashore, courtesy University of Notre Dame)

Bishop Rhoades 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post

Gina Christian and Megan Marley|Feb 26, 2026|7 Min Read

A resident cleans an area at the site of a Russian drone strike near Chornomorsk, Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Nina Liashonok, Reuters)

World

Bishops: Ukrainians 'resist, trust, pray' as Russia's full-scale invasion turns 4

Gina Christian|Feb 24, 2026|3 Min Read

A drone picture shows a warehouse purchased by the Department of Homeland Security, which is expected to be converted to an ICE detention facility in Social Circle, Ga., Feb. 18, 2026. On Feb. 20, 2026, Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on Migration, condemned the Trump administration's plan for acquiring eight mega-detention centers for mass detention of immigrants, including families, it wants to deport. (OSV News photo/Megan Varner, Reuters)

ICE 'mega centers' for mass detention 'challenge the conscience,' says USCCB bishop

Gina Christian|Feb 20, 2026|5 Min Read

Vestments are seen in this undated photo. On Feb. 17, 2026, the Diocese of Camden, N.J., announced plans to resolve more than 300 abuse claims with a $180 million settlement. Bishop Joseph A. Williams said the funds would be "made available to resolve all claims of abuse upon approval" by the bankruptcy court, which had confirmed the diocese's reorganization plan in 2024. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, CNS)

Diocese of Camden reaches 'long overdue' $180 million abuse settlement

Gina Christian|Feb 18, 2026|3 Min Read

Virginia Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry Knestout of Richmond. (Katie Yoder/CNA; photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Washington via EWTN)

Bishops praise Virginia Legislature for halting assisted suicide bill

Gina Christian|Feb 18, 2026|2 Min Read

The University of Notre Dame announced Jan. 8, 2026, that Susan Ostermann, who supports keeping abortion legal, has been appointed as director of the university's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Ostermann is pictured in a Sept. 16, 2021, photo. (OSV News photo/Matt Cashore, University of Notre Dame)

Bishops, pro-life leaders slam Notre Dame pro-abortion appointment as 'slap in face,' 'betrayal'

Gina Christian|Feb 17, 2026|6 Min Read

Recently retired Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver, Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wis., Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wis., and Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, N.M., are pictured in this composite photo. All nine bishops have expressed their support for a Feb. 11, 2026, call by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend to reverse the naming of associate professor Susan Ostermann as director of Notre Dame's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. (OSV News composite/courtesy Archdiocese of Denver, Bob Roller, Tyler Orsburn, Juan Guajardo/North Texas Catholic, Sam Lucero)

At least 9 bishops join Bishop Rhoades in outcry over Notre Dame appointment

Gina Christian|Feb 13, 2026|5 Min Read

A 47-year-old Mexican man with three convictions for driving under the influence is arrested by federal law enforcement agents led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Atlanta Feb. 5, 2025. (OSV News photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14% arrested have violent criminal records

Gina Christian|Feb 11, 2026|7 Min Read

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