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The name of Jesus, ‘Yahweh saves,’ truly says it all

News Analysis

Is ‘next pope’ speculation inappropriate? Get over it!

Pondering the next occupant of the Throne of Peter not only is not disrespectful, it’s essential. For any journalist or analyst not to consider how its “soft power” might be deployed in the future would be irresponsible, even negligent.

Dec 15
John L. Allen Jr.

The name of Jesus, ‘Yahweh saves,’ truly says it all

Dec 15
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Pope in Corsica to talk climate and migrants, and to boost popular devotion

Dec 14
Elise Ann Allen

Church accused of complicity in migrant deaths in northern Italy

Dec 14
Crux Staff

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

Dec 14
John Lavenburg

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.)

News Analysis

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

Dec 13
Charles Collins

Pope’s workers disown anonymous attack, but warn of ‘tension and dissatisfaction’

Dec 13
Crux Staff

Church accused of complicity in migrant deaths in northern Italy

Dec 14
Crux Staff

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

Dec 14
John Lavenburg

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.)

News Analysis

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

Dec 13
Charles Collins

Pope’s workers disown anonymous attack, but warn of ‘tension and dissatisfaction’

Dec 13
Crux Staff

Pope’s workers disown anonymous attack, but warn of ‘tension and dissatisfaction’

Dec 13
Crux Staff

Congo priest wants ‘fair justice’ for human rights violations over ‘blood minerals’

Dec 13
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope urges diocese of Rome to host young pilgrims during jubilee

Dec 12
Elise Ann Allen

U.S. Bishops and American Jewish Committee join together to fight antisemitism

Dec 12
John Lavenburg

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Students listen to the teacher in the Holy Infant high school, in Yaounde, Cameron, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.)

Cameroon cracks down on NGOs, but praises Catholic charities

Dec 12
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Father Ricardo Rezende. (Credit: Facebook.)

Brazil priest’s efforts against slave labor in the 1980s leads to lawsuit against Volkswagen

Dec 12
Eduardo Campos Lima

Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

Dec 11
Elise Ann Allen

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Argentinian priest in Aleppo says Christians are not being targeted

Dec 11
Eduardo Campos Lima

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Church pushes back against attempts to legalize abortion in Nigeria

Dec 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Eluru Railway station in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Catholic student throws baby’s body from window in India

Dec 11
Nirmala Carvalho

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

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Biden’s Angola trip draws mixed reviews from Catholic leaders

Dec 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Brazil priests condemn ‘institutionalized violence against the poor’ by police

Dec 9
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Students listen to the teacher in the Holy Infant high school, in Yaounde, Cameron, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.)

Cameroon cracks down on NGOs, but praises Catholic charities

Dec 12
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Father Ricardo Rezende. (Credit: Facebook.)

Brazil priest’s efforts against slave labor in the 1980s leads to lawsuit against Volkswagen

Dec 12
Eduardo Campos Lima

Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

Dec 11
Elise Ann Allen

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Argentinian priest in Aleppo says Christians are not being targeted

Dec 11
Eduardo Campos Lima

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Church pushes back against attempts to legalize abortion in Nigeria

Dec 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Eluru Railway station in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Catholic student throws baby’s body from window in India

Dec 11
Nirmala Carvalho

Calls increase for ending human rights violations in Belarus

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

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John L. Allen, Jr.

Is ‘next pope’ speculation inappropriate? Get over it!

Dec 15
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
John L. Allen Jr.

Peru case imperils Vatican sovereignty, religious freedom, and anti-abuse efforts

Dec 8
John L. Allen Jr.

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US Bishops vs. Trump on deportations: Last week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

Dec 3
John L. Allen Jr.

History confirms that for US bishops, immigration isn’t political

Dec 1
John L. Allen Jr.

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

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Priest says Eucharistic Pilgrimage ‘a sign of growing devotion’

Dec 10
Charles Collins

Sergiy Rakhuba, is president of Mission Eurasia. (Credit: Mission Eurasia.)

Religious minorities facing attacks in Belarus, charity says

Dec 7
Charles Collins

British Parliament in London, England. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Assisted suicide in UK might cause ‘a major exodus of healthcare professionals’

Dec 6
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Pope in Corsica to talk climate and migrants, and to boost popular devotion

Dec 14
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis with two Korean youths during his Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, Angelus address. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope urges diocese of Rome to host young pilgrims during jubilee

Dec 12
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

Dec 11
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets journalists covering Peru scandals, including from Crux – offers full support

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

Dec 9
Elise Ann Allen

John Lavenburg

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

Dec 14
John Lavenburg

American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch is seen during an interview, Friday, Feb. 8, 2024 in Boca Raton, Fla. (Credit: Cody Jackson/AP.)

U.S. Bishops and American Jewish Committee join together to fight antisemitism

Dec 12
John Lavenburg

US bishops oppose including women on registry for a military draft

Dec 7
John Lavenburg

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Seth Wenig/AP.)

Catholic Charities of New York urges caution from the city on potential deportation policies

Dec 6
John Lavenburg

President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Credit: Brandon Bell/Pool via AP.)

Kentucky prelate calls lack of election response from American Church ‘disappointing’

Dec 3
John Lavenburg

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