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Gina Christian is the National Reporter for OSV News.

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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|6 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|5 Min Read

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivers his reflection during the annual prayer service for United Nations diplomats at Holy Family Church in New York City Sept. 8, 2025. The event, hosted by the Vatican's permanent observer mission to the U.N., took place on the eve of the opening of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

US bishops' president begs Americans to see Christ 'in every person,' reject political violence

Gina Christian|Oct 1, 2025|5 Min Read

A Congolese family displaced by the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces is pictured Aug. 31, 2025, in Mangaredjipa near Beni, Congo. (OSV News photo/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere, Reuters)

World

Bishop Zaidan highlights 'solidarity' with African faithful amid conflict, crises

Gina Christian|Sep 25, 2025|3 Min Read

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Sept. 15, 2025, announced a new component of its National Catholic Mental Health Campaign, "Healing and Hope." (OSV News photo/courtesy USCCB)

'Healing and Hope' initiative tackles mental illness crisis at local level, say US bishops

Gina Christian|Sep 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Augustinian Sister Regina, 86, Rita, 81, and Bernadette, 88, sit on a bench as they occupy their old convent in Goldenstein castle in Elsbethen, Austria, Sept. 12, 2025, near Salzburg, and refuse to move back to their retirement home. (OSV News photo/Angelika Warmuth, Reuters)

World

'Nuns on the run' case in Austria highlights plight of aging, dwindling religious

Gina Christian|Sep 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Following a shooting at Annunciation Church, first responders stand at the entrance to nearby Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis Aug. 27, 2025. A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the church and struck children attending Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 21 people in an act of violence the police chief called "absolutely incomprehensible." (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Armed guards, security drills: Catholic schools enhance security after Minneapolis

Gina Christian|Sep 10, 2025|5 Min Read

Louisiana

Archdiocese of New Orleans announces proposed 'multimillion dollar' bankruptcy settlement

Gina Christian|Sep 8, 2025|5 Min Read

Late evening sun illuminates rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23, 2020. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Think you know the 'nones'? Pew study reveals nonreligious adults' nuanced beliefs

Gina Christian|Sep 4, 2025|5 Min Read

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