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Church criticizes “anti-NGO” bill in Peru

American Cardinal Robert Prevost leads a rosary for Pope Francis's health and recovery in St. Peter's Square on March 3, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

SNAP complaint against top cardinal involves priest defrocked for sexual misconduct

A victims’ advocacy group has made a complaint against a top-ranking cardinal based in part on a case packaged and brought forward by an ex-priest defrocked over charges of sexual misconduct.

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

The Palace of Westminster in London, the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British cardinal says proposed legalization on assisted suicide ‘deeply flawed’

Apr 2
Charles Collins

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.)

Bishops join case at Philippines’ top court to stop political dynasties

Apr 2
Joseph San Mateo

Flag of India. (Credit: Unsplash.)

Pilgrims attacked by Hindu nationalists in central India

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

(Credit: Boston College.)

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Palacio de Gobierno in Lima, Peru. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Church criticizes “anti-NGO” bill in Peru

Apr 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Flag of India. (Credit: Unsplash.)

Pilgrims attacked by Hindu nationalists in central India

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

(Credit: Boston College.)

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Mar 30
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Palacio de Gobierno in Lima, Peru. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Church criticizes “anti-NGO” bill in Peru

Apr 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

New research finds ‘John Paul II effect’ on boosting fertility in Latin America

Apr 1
Crux Staff

Catholic leader urges the African Church to use Lent for economic decolonization

Apr 1
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Jesuits make broad offer of reparations to women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist

Mar 31
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A woman takes pictures in front of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, where the pope usually delivers his noontime Angelus prayer from the window of his private studio on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Top papal aide says Francis is resting, not taking meetings or visits

Mar 31
Elise Ann Allen

The Unity Palace of the president of Cameroon in Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cameroon’s bishops urge electoral reform ahead of 2025 presidential election

Mar 31
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Damaged buildings are seen in the aftermath of an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 30, 2025. (Credit: Aung Shine Oo/AP.)

Church leaders pray for victims of earthquake in Myanmar

Mar 31
Nirmala Carvalho

Police officers look at a crater made by a drone near apartment houses following Russia’s night attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. (Credit: Yevhen Titov/AP.)

Ukrainian bishop says citizens will ‘bravely defend their country’

Mar 31
Charles Collins

Pope John Paul II at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy on July 26, `992. (Credit: AP.)

With Pope Francis out of the hospital, John Paul II’s final years come to mind

Mar 30
Christopher R. Altieri

(Credit: Pixabay.)

There is no wasted time when it comes to prayer

Mar 30
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Newly unearthed memo shows Vatican denying ransom payment in ‘Vatican Girl’ case

Mar 29
Crux Staff

Erbil archbishop named in federal lawsuit targeting Iraqi mob

Mar 29
Elise Ann Allen

A Catholic teacher is killed in Western Papua, an area of Indonesia

Mar 29
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope continues to improve, but Easter plans still unclear

Mar 28
Elise Ann Allen

Chaplain at British university uses Eucharistic Adoration to grow Church

Mar 28
Charles Collins

Cameroon bishop calls for reparations as sacred Items are stolen from chapel

Mar 28
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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A woman takes pictures in front of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, where the pope usually delivers his noontime Angelus prayer from the window of his private studio on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Top papal aide says Francis is resting, not taking meetings or visits

Mar 31
Elise Ann Allen

The Unity Palace of the president of Cameroon in Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cameroon’s bishops urge electoral reform ahead of 2025 presidential election

Mar 31
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Damaged buildings are seen in the aftermath of an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 30, 2025. (Credit: Aung Shine Oo/AP.)

Church leaders pray for victims of earthquake in Myanmar

Mar 31
Nirmala Carvalho

Police officers look at a crater made by a drone near apartment houses following Russia’s night attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. (Credit: Yevhen Titov/AP.)

Ukrainian bishop says citizens will ‘bravely defend their country’

Mar 31
Charles Collins

Newly unearthed memo shows Vatican denying ransom payment in ‘Vatican Girl’ case

Mar 29
Crux Staff

Erbil archbishop named in federal lawsuit targeting Iraqi mob

Mar 29
Elise Ann Allen

A Catholic teacher is killed in Western Papua, an area of Indonesia

Mar 29
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope continues to improve, but Easter plans still unclear

Mar 28
Elise Ann Allen

Chaplain at British university uses Eucharistic Adoration to grow Church

Mar 28
Charles Collins

Cameroon bishop calls for reparations as sacred Items are stolen from chapel

Mar 28
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 15, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope from hospital backs disarmament while key aide rejects resignation speculation

Mar 18
John L. Allen Jr.

John Allen’s conspicuous absence explained

Feb 9
John L. Allen Jr.

Six flashpoints in ten days in Jewish/Catholic relations

Jan 5
John L. Allen Jr.

Top Five Under-Covered Vatican Stories of 2024

Dec 29, 2024
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The Palace of Westminster in London, the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British cardinal says proposed legalization on assisted suicide ‘deeply flawed’

Apr 2
Charles Collins

Police officers look at a crater made by a drone near apartment houses following Russia’s night attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. (Credit: Yevhen Titov/AP.)

Ukrainian bishop says citizens will ‘bravely defend their country’

Mar 31
Charles Collins

Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Kent in England. (Credit: Archdiocese of Southwark.)

Chaplain at British university uses Eucharistic Adoration to grow Church

Mar 28
Charles Collins

Bishop John Sherrington is the Lead Bishop for Life Issues in England and Wales. (Credit: Diocese of Westminster.)

UK Bishop: Patients deserve access to safe healthcare, not suggestions to commit suicide

Mar 26
Charles Collins

The Palace of Westminster, where the UK Parliament meets. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

As England leans closer to legalizing assisted dying, bishop urge Catholics to speak up

Mar 25
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

American Cardinal Robert Prevost leads a rosary for Pope Francis's health and recovery in St. Peter's Square on March 3, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

SNAP complaint against top cardinal involves priest defrocked for sexual misconduct

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

A woman takes pictures in front of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, where the pope usually delivers his noontime Angelus prayer from the window of his private studio on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Top papal aide says Francis is resting, not taking meetings or visits

Mar 31
Elise Ann Allen

Erbil archbishop named in federal lawsuit targeting Iraqi mob

Mar 29
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis appears at a window of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he was treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia. (Credit: Riccardo De Luca/AP.)

Pope continues to improve, but Easter plans still unclear

Mar 28
Elise Ann Allen

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the entrance hall of Rome's Gemelli Hospital. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s doctor calls recovery ‘miraculous,’ says Francis wanted to keep fighting

Mar 26
Elise Ann Allen

John Lavenburg

Catholic Charities Western Washington CEO: Federal funding uncertainty ‘a big dilemma’

Mar 27
John Lavenburg

Parishioners attend Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, May 8, 2022. According to a report released Thursday, April 13, 2023, by the Pew Research Center, Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow. (Credit: Brittainy Newman/AP.)

20 percent of adults have left their childhood religion in many countries, study shows

Mar 26
John Lavenburg

Religious freedom commission expresses ‘hope’ with Trump, cites Biden IRFA violation

Mar 26
John Lavenburg

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets young members of the crowd during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal, Sunday March 16, 2025. (Credit: Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP.)

Canadian Catholic leaders denounce government budget proposals

Mar 19
John Lavenburg

A CRS distribution in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. (Credit: Photo courtesy Catholic Relief Services.)

Pope Francis congratulates CRS on 50 years of ‘noble’ Lent initiative

Mar 15
John Lavenburg

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