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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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Cardinals

US cardinals call for 'genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation'

Gina Christian|Jan 19, 2026|5 Min Read

A file photo shows the Chaldean Church of St. Paul in Mosul, Iraq, illuminated with red light in protest against the persecution of Christians around the world. (OSV News photo/Khalid Al-Mousily, Reuters)

World

Report: More than 388 million Christians worldwide face 'high levels' of persecution

Gina Christian|Jan 14, 2026|5 Min Read

A woman holds her daughter during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 19, 2023, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Thousands of Catholics across the country will pray for the protection of human life starting on Jan. 16, 2026. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

'Many challenges remain' in making abortion 'unthinkable,' says bishop

Gina Christian|Jan 13, 2026|4 Min Read

A file photo shows the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. On Dec. 23, 2025, the Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a motion to dismiss seven of 10 counts in a prominent lawsuit alleging decades of clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups. (OSV News photo/Jim Young, Reuters)

Archdiocese of St. Louis files to dismiss abuse charges, citing state law, case precedent

Gina Christian|Jan 8, 2026|3 Min Read

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond speaks at St. Louis Cathedral in this file photo dated Feb. 17, 2021. In a letter dated Dec. 26, 2025, the New Orleans Archdiocese issued an apology letter to all the claimants of child sexual abuse following its final settlement. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)

New Orleans archbishop apologizes to abuse survivors as settlement takes effect

Gina Christian|Jan 5, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV is seen in a screenshot delivering a video message to young Catholics attending at SEEK26 -- his latest of several video messages to youth in the U.S. since becoming pope. The annual gathering -- taking place Jan. 1-5 at event locations in Columbus, Ohio, Denver and Fort Worth, Texas -- has drawn an estimated 26,000 participants for talks and workshops on encountering Christ, with the schedule including daily Mass, Eucharistic adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation and fellowship. (OSV News screenshot/Vatican News)

'Be open to what the Lord has in store for you,' Pope Leo tells SEEK 2026 attendees

Gina Christian|Jan 2, 2026|4 Min Read

With a U.S. flag in the background, Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Aug. 6, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

From Chicago to Peru to Rome, Pope Leo remains 'one of us,' say US Catholics

Gina Christian|Dec 30, 2025|7 Min Read

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including Catholics, leave their faiths -- with most who exit their childhood religious traditions doing so by age 30. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Pew report reveals why some Americans, including Catholics, leave their childhood faith

Gina Christian|Dec 15, 2025|7 Min Read

People holding umbrellas in the rain attend a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), amid reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy federal border agents to southeast Louisiana, at Lafayette Square, in New Orleans, La., Dec. 1, 2025. Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge issued a dispensation Dec. 4 from the obligation to attend Mass for those Catholics who are "rightfully afraid to participate in Mass because of their fear" of immigration enforcement actions. (OSV News photo/Seth Herald, Reuters)

New Orleans, Baton Rouge bishops suspend Mass obligation amid ICE crackdown

Gina Christian|Dec 8, 2025|5 Min Read

National Guard members stand in a cordoned-off area after two others were shot near the White House in Washington Nov. 26, 2025. The two who were shot were hospitalized in critical condition, FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

U.S. bishops offer prayers for National Guard members shot in Washington

Gina Christian|Dec 1, 2025|3 Min Read

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., is pictured in a combination photo with a painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 11, 2025, during their fall plenary assembly to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart for the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. Bishop Rhoades, chair of the bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty, said the consecration would take place at the bishops' spring assembly in June, which concludes on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Faith

U.S. bishops will consecrate nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Gina Christian|Nov 12, 2025|3 Min Read

World

Amid shifting information landscape, Catholic Media Association releases new AI guidelines

Gina Christian|Oct 28, 2025|4 Min Read

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