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Top cardinal back in Moscow amid pope’s anti-war efforts

On Monday Italian Cardinal Mattel Zuppi, Pope Francis’s personal peace envoy for the war in Ukraine, arrived in Moscow for the second time in an ongoing effort to promote humanitarian collaboration amid the ongoing conflict.

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

Paola Ugaz. (Credit: Flor Ruiz/Amnesty International.)

Watchdog group decries order to open phone records of Peruvian journalist

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

People protest against economic hardship on the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Bishop says Nigeria is ‘sinking and becoming a failed state’

Oct 15
Crux Staff

In this Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, the then-elected cardinal George Alencherry, of India, center, is greeted by nuns after being elevated in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

New appointments in Syro-Malabar archdiocese unlikely to end liturgical conflict

Oct 15
Nirmala Carvalho

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump checks on a person having a medical emergency at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Cameroon priest says rhetoric in U.S. election is symbolic of apartheid

Oct 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope calls for UN forces in Lebanon to be ‘respected’ as Netanyahu demands withdrawal

Oct 14
Crux Staff

A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Nov. 23, 2023. (Credit: Brian Lawless/AP.)

Irish bishops call for more welcoming policy for immigrants

Oct 14
Charles Collins

In this Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, the then-elected cardinal George Alencherry, of India, center, is greeted by nuns after being elevated in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

New appointments in Syro-Malabar archdiocese unlikely to end liturgical conflict

Oct 15
Nirmala Carvalho

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump checks on a person having a medical emergency at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Cameroon priest says rhetoric in U.S. election is symbolic of apartheid

Oct 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope calls for UN forces in Lebanon to be ‘respected’ as Netanyahu demands withdrawal

Oct 14
Crux Staff

A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Nov. 23, 2023. (Credit: Brian Lawless/AP.)

Irish bishops call for more welcoming policy for immigrants

Oct 14
Charles Collins

Irish bishops call for more welcoming policy for immigrants

Oct 14
Charles Collins

New Brazilian cardinal shuns being another ‘loudmouth’ in a divided age

Oct 14
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope’s use of fraught verse on Gaza anniversary raises troubling questions

Oct 13
John L. Allen Jr.

Eucharistic Sacrifice the ultimate, heartfelt, and unparalleled praise of the Father

Oct 13
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

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The British parliament is about to debate a bill legalizing Assisted Suicide. (Credit: Not Dead Yet UK.)

English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will lead to medical killing of sick, disabled, elderly

Oct 12
Charles Collins

Sydney Opera House in Australia. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Australian archbishop urges rejection of ‘Equality Bill’ in New South Wales

Oct 12
Charles Collins

New Japanese cardinal lauds peace prize for anti-nuclear weapons group

Oct 12
Nirmala Carvalho

US cardinal, ex-investigator lauds Vatican action on scandal-plagued Peru group

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

(Credit: Pixabay.)

British cardinal says a legalized ‘right to die’ becomes a ‘duty to die’

Oct 11
Charles Collins

Notre Dame to explore faith-based ethical uses of AI

Oct 11
John Lavenburg

Father Pierluigi Maccalli, a member of the Society of African Missions, is pictured in a file photo baptizing a child in Bomoanga, Niger. (Credit: Raffaella Russitto/Courtesy Society of African Missions via CNS.)

Italian priest celebrates 4th anniversary of his release from captivity in Niger

Oct 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

More than three-quarters of English Catholics think the Church must change a great deal to prevent further cases of child sexual abuse. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Most Catholics in England say abuse crisis has weakened Church’s moral authority

Oct 10
Charles Collins

Former member of Peru women’s group questions its viability

Oct 10
Elise Ann Allen

English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will make medical staff ‘accessories in killing’

Oct 10
Charles Collins

German-born priest acquitted of abuse charge in Bolivia

Oct 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Bishop calls for employers to ‘recognize and respond’ to workers’ mental health needs

Oct 10
Charles Collins

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The British parliament is about to debate a bill legalizing Assisted Suicide. (Credit: Not Dead Yet UK.)

English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will lead to medical killing of sick, disabled, elderly

Oct 12
Charles Collins

Sydney Opera House in Australia. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Australian archbishop urges rejection of ‘Equality Bill’ in New South Wales

Oct 12
Charles Collins

New Japanese cardinal lauds peace prize for anti-nuclear weapons group

Oct 12
Nirmala Carvalho

US cardinal, ex-investigator lauds Vatican action on scandal-plagued Peru group

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

(Credit: Pixabay.)

British cardinal says a legalized ‘right to die’ becomes a ‘duty to die’

Oct 11
Charles Collins

Notre Dame to explore faith-based ethical uses of AI

Oct 11
John Lavenburg

Italian priest celebrates 4th anniversary of his release from captivity in Niger

Oct 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Most Catholics in England say abuse crisis has weakened Church’s moral authority

Oct 10
Charles Collins

Former member of Peru women’s group questions its viability

Oct 10
Elise Ann Allen

English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will make medical staff ‘accessories in killing’

Oct 10
Charles Collins

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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Nov. 23, 2023. (Credit: Brian Lawless/AP.)

Irish bishops call for more welcoming policy for immigrants

Oct 14
Charles Collins

The British parliament is about to debate a bill legalizing Assisted Suicide. (Credit: Not Dead Yet UK.)

English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will lead to medical killing of sick, disabled, elderly

Oct 12
Charles Collins

Sydney Opera House in Australia. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Australian archbishop urges rejection of ‘Equality Bill’ in New South Wales

Oct 12
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

British cardinal says a legalized ‘right to die’ becomes a ‘duty to die’

Oct 11
Charles Collins

More than three-quarters of English Catholics think the Church must change a great deal to prevent further cases of child sexual abuse. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Most Catholics in England say abuse crisis has weakened Church’s moral authority

Oct 10
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Paola Ugaz. (Credit: Flor Ruiz/Amnesty International.)

Watchdog group decries order to open phone records of Peruvian journalist

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

Top cardinal back in Moscow amid pope’s anti-war efforts

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

US cardinal, ex-investigator lauds Vatican action on scandal-plagued Peru group

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

Former member of Peru women’s group questions its viability

Oct 10
Elise Ann Allen

New cardinals celebrate diversity of pope’s appointees

Oct 9
Elise Ann Allen

John Lavenburg

Notre Dame to explore faith-based ethical uses of AI

Oct 11
John Lavenburg

San Francisco archbishop questions ballot initiative to identify pro-life pregnancy centers

Oct 9
John Lavenburg

Catholic expert says escalation, winter both menace Gaza’s displaced population

Oct 5
John Lavenburg

Post-Helene, church in North Carolina vows ‘we’re not going anywhere’

Oct 5
John Lavenburg

A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., June 25, 2024. (Credit: Associated Press.)

Federal asylum restrictions demonstrate ‘absence of moral compass,’ advocate says

Oct 3
John Lavenburg

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