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Biden commutes the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, gives them life in prison

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Crux’s Holiday Schedule, and a Special Appeal

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Crux will follow a reduced publication schedule from Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, through Jan. 7, the day after the Feast of the Epiphany. We’ll have coverage of breaking news and major papal events, but otherwise we will suspend our normal activities […]

Dec 23
John L. Allen Jr.

Day after Pope said he’d been blocked, Catholic patriarch enters Gaza after all

Dec 23
Crux Staff

President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Credit: Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP.)

Biden commutes the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, gives them life in prison

Dec 23
John Lavenburg

Mozambique bishop appeals for help after devastating cyclone

Dec 23
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Despite breakthrough, Colombia faces steep challenges to ‘total peace’

Dec 23
Eduardo Campos Lima

News Analysis

On Trump’s pick for Vatican envoy, can a firebrand become a firebreak?

Dec 22
John L. Allen Jr.

Praying the holy name belongs to no one, but is a gift to everyone

Dec 22
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Mozambique bishop appeals for help after devastating cyclone

Dec 23
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Despite breakthrough, Colombia faces steep challenges to ‘total peace’

Dec 23
Eduardo Campos Lima

News Analysis

On Trump’s pick for Vatican envoy, can a firebrand become a firebreak?

Dec 22
John L. Allen Jr.

Praying the holy name belongs to no one, but is a gift to everyone

Dec 22
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Praying the holy name belongs to no one, but is a gift to everyone

Dec 22
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Fall River launches initiative to prioritize the well-being of priests

Dec 21
John Lavenburg

Trump’s pick for US envoy to Vatican the fastest in a quarter-century

Dec 21
Crux Staff

Biden to meet Pope Francis in January, before leaving office

Dec 20
Elise Ann Allen

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Bishop says even his efforts to denounce abuse, cover-up fell on deaf ears

Dec 21
Elise Ann Allen

Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford, Connecticut. (Credit: AP Photo.)

‘Wonderful things happening’ in Norwich diocese, says apostolic administrator

Dec 20
John Lavenburg

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP.)

Brazilian Catholic oppose attempts to pardon members of 2022 coup attempt

Dec 20
Eduardo Campos Lima

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Quidenham in Norfolk, England. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

The Martyrs of Compiègne of French Revolution are canonized after ‘walking together’

Dec 19
Charles Collins

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, during an audience with pilgrims from Sri Lanka after a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 8, 2014. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)

Sri Lankan cardinal bans girls from being altar servers

Dec 19
Elise Ann Allen

Britain’s Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

British Conservative leader sparks controversy with remarks on Nigeria

Dec 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Catholics in Brazil oppose law that would legalize casinos. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Church fights against gambling in Brazil

Dec 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

Opposition fighters celebrate in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Archbishop says Christians have a role to play in the new Syria

Dec 18
Crux Staff

King Charles III attends event at Catholic Church remembering Christians in Middle East

Dec 18
Charles Collins

Church in Ghana condemns attack on three priests

Dec 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Culture wars in the Church has innocent victims: The parishioners

Dec 17
Charles Collins

Ahead of Christmas, Christian villagers told to leave homes in state in India

Dec 17
Nirmala Carvalho

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Bishop says even his efforts to denounce abuse, cover-up fell on deaf ears

Dec 21
Elise Ann Allen

Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford, Connecticut. (Credit: AP Photo.)

‘Wonderful things happening’ in Norwich diocese, says apostolic administrator

Dec 20
John Lavenburg

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP.)

Brazilian Catholic oppose attempts to pardon members of 2022 coup attempt

Dec 20
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, during an audience with pilgrims from Sri Lanka after a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 8, 2014. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)

Sri Lankan cardinal bans girls from being altar servers

Dec 19
Elise Ann Allen

Britain’s Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

British Conservative leader sparks controversy with remarks on Nigeria

Dec 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Catholics in Brazil oppose law that would legalize casinos. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Church fights against gambling in Brazil

Dec 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

Archbishop says Christians have a role to play in the new Syria

Dec 18
Crux Staff

King Charles III attends event at Catholic Church remembering Christians in Middle East

Dec 18
Charles Collins

Church in Ghana condemns attack on three priests

Dec 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Ahead of Christmas, Christian villagers told to leave homes in state in India

Dec 17
Nirmala Carvalho

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Dec 23
John L. Allen Jr.

On Trump’s pick for Vatican envoy, can a firebrand become a firebreak?

Dec 22
John L. Allen Jr.

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Dec 15
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Are Christians safe in Syria after Assad regime’s fall?: Last week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

Dec 10
John L. Allen Jr.

Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

There may be hope for Syrian Christians, but don’t expect them to join the party yet

Dec 8
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Charles Collins

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Quidenham in Norfolk, England. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

The Martyrs of Compiègne of French Revolution are canonized after ‘walking together’

Dec 19
Charles Collins

King Charles III meets with people at the Catholic Church of The Immaculate Conception in London, England, Dec. 17, 2024.)

King Charles III attends event at Catholic Church remembering Christians in Middle East

Dec 18
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Culture wars in the Church has innocent victims: The parishioners

Dec 17
Charles Collins

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during a ceremony to commemorate World AIDS Day with survivors, their families and advocates, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Washington. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Francis pushes end to death penalty as Biden commutes 1500, but none on death row

Dec 13
Charles Collins

Sergiy and Svetlana Melyanets and their seven kids. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Bishop says even his efforts to denounce abuse, cover-up fell on deaf ears

Dec 21
Elise Ann Allen

Biden to meet Pope Francis in January, before leaving office

Dec 20
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, during an audience with pilgrims from Sri Lanka after a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 8, 2014. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)

Sri Lankan cardinal bans girls from being altar servers

Dec 19
Elise Ann Allen

Holy Land patriarchs call for Christmas ceasefire throughout Middle East

Dec 17
Elise Ann Allen

Pope skips inflight presser, applauds Corsica for having kids

Dec 15
Elise Ann Allen

John Lavenburg

President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Credit: Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP.)

Biden commutes the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, gives them life in prison

Dec 23
John Lavenburg

Fall River launches initiative to prioritize the well-being of priests

Dec 21
John Lavenburg

Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford, Connecticut. (Credit: AP Photo.)

‘Wonderful things happening’ in Norwich diocese, says apostolic administrator

Dec 20
John Lavenburg

Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

U.S. Bishops urge Congress to renew economic programs for Haiti before the New Year

Dec 17
John Lavenburg

California bishops promise migrants advocacy for ‘dignity and family unity’

Dec 14
John Lavenburg

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