Gina Christian

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Report: 20 years of data shows clerical abuse allegations down in U.S.

January 17, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News

A new report confirms OSV News’ previous finding that U.S. Catholic dioceses and eparchies have paid more than $5 billion to settle abuse claims filed over the past two decades — but credible allegations have declined significantly over the same period, with the majority of cases preceding a landmark set of anti-abuse protocols established by the U.S. bishops in 2002.

Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop

January 15, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Respect Life, World News

As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.

Thief steals precious crown from statue of Mary at Philadelphia church

January 14, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News

A Philadelphia parish is in shock following the brazen theft of an historic golden crown from a beloved statue of Mary.

Russia killing clergy, banning religions in occupied Ukraine, says foreign minister

January 13, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News

Since the start of their February 2022 full-scale invasion, Russian forces have killed close to 70 clergy and destroyed more than 630 places of worship in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs.

Archbishop Broglio: MLK challenges all to ‘live out’ solidarity, human dignity

January 13, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News

The words of slain civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to challenge all “to live out the principle of solidarity and human dignity,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops.

Attorney, archdiocese spar over list of credibly accused priests

January 9, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

A lawyer for abuse survivors has accused San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of “endangering kids” by allegedly refusing to release the names of credibly accused priests — charges the archdiocese strongly denies, citing its compliance with the church’s norms for handling clerical abuse.

Católicos se movilizan para ayudar a las víctimas de los incendios de Los Ángeles

January 9, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: En Español

Mientras mortíferos incendios arrasan Los Ángeles, los católicos se están movilizando para ayudar a los afectados.

Catholics rally to aid Los Angeles wildfire victims

January 9, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News

As deadly wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Catholics are mobilizing to help those impacted.

Fellow bishops welcome Cardinal McElroy’s appointment to Washington Archdiocese

January 9, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News

A number of fellow prelates are offering their congratulations to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on his appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, an influential see that is home to the White House, Congress, and numerous lobbying and nonprofit organizations.

Philadelphia archbishop unveils new evangelization plan with 50 ‘missionary hubs’

January 7, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in countering declining numbers both of faithful and of active priests in an archdiocese he has long called home.

Family credits ‘Little Cajun Saint’ for healthy ‘miracle child’ born after dire diagnosis

January 7, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News

A young Catholic family in New York state is crediting their newborn baby’s apparent healing in the womb from a potentially fatal diagnosis to the intercession of Charlene Marie Richard, a devout Catholic girl who died of leukemia in Louisiana — and is now on the path to possible sainthood.

Cardinal McElroy chosen to succeed Cardinal Gregory as Washington’s shepherd

January 6, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, the Vatican announced Jan. 6.