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Kimberley Heatherington writes for OSV News from Virginia.

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This is a file photo of Old Mission San Fernando Rey de España in Los Angeles. In January 2026, Pope Leo opened the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi. One of St. Francis' biggest impact on the U.S. came through the 21 Californian missions established by St. Junipero Serra and his fellow Franciscans. (OSV News photo/courtesy Christian Clifford)

Walking 'El Camino Real': Pilgrims seek faith and history on mission trail

Kimberley Heatherington|Oct 6, 2026|6 Min Read

The exterior of Mission San Rafael Arcángel in California, at right, is pictured in an undated photo. A new pilgrimage route in his honor has been created, the 'Camino' of St. Francis, stretching from Mission San Rafael Arcángel to Mission Dolores in San Francisco. The 24.56 miles of streets, paths and trails are broken into four segments, so a potential journey can be calibrated. (OSV News photo/courtesy Archdiocese of San Francisco)

New Camino de San Francisco lets pilgrims walk in St. Francis' footsteps

Kimberley Heatherington|Sep 18, 2026|3 Min Read

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Meta's $18B settlement brings new teen safety limits, but experts want more

Kimberley Heatherington|Aug 28, 2026|5 Min Read

Second-grader Isaiah Carson works in a science, technology, engineering and math program, or STEM, at Assumption of the Virgin Mary School in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025. At the start of a new school year, Catholic educators describe how they are making use of AI and responding to its challenges. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Catholic schools balance AI's promise with focus on human formation

Kimberley Heatherington|Aug 27, 2026|7 Min Read

Pre-K teacher Juile Sabori works with Juilana Ruiz and Kyra Sebastian, back, in the classroom at St. Peter Indian Mission Catholic School on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Bapchule, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2026. The school is a mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity of Manitowoc, Wis., and was established in 1923. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

USCCB education director: Catholic Schools see renewal amid new challenges

Kimberley Heatherington|Aug 17, 2026|5 Min Read

A Scout is pictured in a file photo receiving Communion during Mass while participating in Cub Scout Fun and Faith Day at St. Patrick Church in Smithtown, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)

'Catholic Scouting America' rebrand clarifies faith-based mission for new generation

Kimberley Heatherington|Jul 24, 2026|4 Min Read

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, is pictured Nov. 4, 2019. In Québec, Bill 21, officially known as "An Act Respecting the Laicity of the State," prohibits public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work. Passed by the Québec National Assembly June 16, 2019, it faced a challenge on religious liberty grounds before the Supreme Court in a four-day hearing in March 2026. A ruling is not expected until later in the year or early 2027. (OSV News photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters)

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Bill 21 showdown: Canada's Supreme Court weighs religious symbols ban

Kimberley Heatherington|Jul 9, 2026|6 Min Read

Workers work under the sun on a construction site during hot weather in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 5, 2024. The U.S. bishops conference is advocating Congress take concrete actions on the national affordable housing crisis, which experts say is having ramifications for marriage and family formation. (OSV News photo/Etienne Laurent, Reuters)

US bishops urge action as housing crunch turns to crisis for families across the country

Kimberley Heatherington|Jun 9, 2026|6 Min Read

Cattle farmer Ray Hodges tends to livestock on his 300-acre farm as rising fuel costs impact agricultural production in Old Town, Fla., April 27, 2026. On April 14, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported, "Rising input costs tied to the conflict in the Middle East are adding strain to an already challenging farm economy." (OSV News photo/Maria Alejandra Cardona, Reuters)

Facing soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, Catholic farmers lean on faith

Kimberley Heatherington|May 27, 2026|5 Min Read

A file photo shows the historic chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Fla., with the statue of the nursing and watchful mother of Jesus. (OSV News photo/St. Augustine Catholic)

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Florida kickoff roots US history in the Mass

Kimberley Heatherington|May 20, 2026|6 Min Read

This is a screenshot of an AI-generated deepfake video of a mock bishop confronting ICE agents. Social media platforms are flooded with counterfeit cinematic social media impersonating Catholic Church leaders, from phony prelates to Pope Leo XIV himself, and comments accompanying the images show many viewers are being fooled. (OSV News screenshot/Instagram)

Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here's how Church can push back 'AI attack' on truth

Kimberley Heatherington|Apr 8, 2026|6 Min Read

Parents who say they have lost their children due to social media hold up a banner with the children's names outside a Los Angeles court March 25, 2026, after the jury found Meta and Google liable in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms. (OSV News photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)

Will Meta and YouTube's youth harm verdict be 'tobacco industry moment' for Big Tech?

Kimberley Heatherington|Apr 7, 2026|6 Min Read

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