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Leo XIV publishes first major document of pontificate

Leo XIV publishes first major document of pontificate

Signed in the Vatican on October 4, Dilexi te is formally known as an Apostolic Exhortation, begun by Pope Francis and dedicated to the broad subject of Christian duty to care for the poor.

Oct 9
Crux Staff

Pope Leo XIV to USCCB Migrants chair: “I will stand with you.”

Oct 9
Elise Ann Allen

Sudanese displaced families take shelter in a school after being evacuated by the Sudanese army from areas once controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, Sudan, located across the Nile River from Khartoum, on March 23, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Starvation as weapon in war-torn Sudan

Oct 8
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Ecuador: Church groups accompany demonstrators amid tensions between president, Indigenous people

Oct 8
Eduardo Campos Lima

Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority

Oct 7
Joseph San Mateo

Ex-priest accused of abusing 30 boys finally detained in Uruguay after 18 years

Oct 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope denounces ‘coldness of indifference’, ‘stigma of discrimination’ for migrants

Oct 5
Elise Ann Allen

Ecuador: Church groups accompany demonstrators amid tensions between president, Indigenous people

Oct 8
Eduardo Campos Lima

Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority

Oct 7
Joseph San Mateo

Ex-priest accused of abusing 30 boys finally detained in Uruguay after 18 years

Oct 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope denounces ‘coldness of indifference’, ‘stigma of discrimination’ for migrants

Oct 5
Elise Ann Allen

Pope denounces ‘coldness of indifference’, ‘stigma of discrimination’ for migrants

Oct 5
Elise Ann Allen

Victims protest inaction from Portuguese bishops on financial compensation

Oct 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

Bangladesh laity charge Vatican’s Jubilee of Catechists celebrated only priests, religious

Oct 7
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Rapid aging of society creates potential ‘boom cycle’ for Catholicism

Oct 4
John L. Allen Jr.

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Pope to visit Turkey, Lebanon in late November/early December

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

For Pope Leo, once a missionary, always a missionary

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets Peru cardinal who’s defied restrictions due to abuse allegation

Oct 6
Elise Ann Allen

Catholic environmentalist blasts massive African pipeline as ‘unacceptable gamble’

Oct 6
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Unless you’re American, Pope’s comments on ‘pro-life’ were just common sense

Oct 5
John L. Allen Jr.

The Paschal Mystery contains the entire reality of human life

Oct 5
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

In Brazil, devotion to St. Michael the Archangel goes mass market

Oct 4
Eduardo Campos Lima

Bishop tells victims of violence in South Sudan that the Lord loves the brokenhearted

Oct 4
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Recalling ‘People Power’ in the 80s, Filipino Church joins anti-corruption protests

Oct 3
Joseph San Mateo

Two priests beaten, church looted in latest anti-Christian assault in India

Oct 3
Nirmala Carvalho

Swiss Guards get new uniforms, but old ones not going anywhere

Oct 3
Nicole Winfield

On purpose or not, Pope grabs third rail of US, Catholic politics with both hands

Oct 2
Christopher R. Altieri

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Pope to visit Turkey, Lebanon in late November/early December

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

For Pope Leo, once a missionary, always a missionary

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets Peru cardinal who’s defied restrictions due to abuse allegation

Oct 6
Elise Ann Allen

Catholic environmentalist blasts massive African pipeline as ‘unacceptable gamble’

Oct 6
Ngala Killian Chimtom

In Brazil, devotion to St. Michael the Archangel goes mass market

Oct 4
Eduardo Campos Lima

Bishop tells victims of violence in South Sudan that the Lord loves the brokenhearted

Oct 4
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Recalling ‘People Power’ in the 80s, Filipino Church joins anti-corruption protests

Oct 3
Joseph San Mateo

Two priests beaten, church looted in latest anti-Christian assault in India

Oct 3
Nirmala Carvalho

Swiss Guards get new uniforms, but old ones not going anywhere

Oct 3
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo chides climate skeptics, embraces Francis’s environmental legacy

Oct 2
Nicole Winfield

John L. Allen, Jr.

Unless you’re American, Pope’s comments on ‘pro-life’ were just common sense

Oct 5
John L. Allen Jr.

Rapid aging of society creates potential ‘boom cycle’ for Catholicism

Oct 4
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Leo channels his inner Benedict XVI by extolling ‘healthy secularism’

Sep 30
John L. Allen Jr.

Expert says Pope’s Crux interview reflects ‘authenticity’ in dealing with sex abuse

Sep 29
John L. Allen Jr.

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

Sep 28
John L. Allen Jr.

Charles Collins

Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

Pope Leo says ‘violence, forced exile, or revenge’ not a solution in Holy Land

Sep 22
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV with participants of a Jubilee Meeting organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) on the future of the family in the Vatican on Sep. 19, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells Jubilee attendees to protect the family

Sep 19
Charles Collins

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy on the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug, 23, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

British cardinal joins Church leaders in calling for an end to the war in Gaza

Sep 19
Charles Collins

Police outside The Iona Institute headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. (Credit: Iona Institute.)

Conservative Christian organization faces anthrax scare in Ireland

Sep 19
Charles Collins

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road to the south, after Israel expanded its operation in Gaza, Sept. 16, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Pope Leo prays for the people of Gaza during General Audience

Sep 17
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV to USCCB Migrants chair: “I will stand with you.”

Oct 9
Elise Ann Allen

Pope to visit Turkey, Lebanon in late November/early December

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

For Pope Leo, once a missionary, always a missionary

Oct 7
Elise Ann Allen

Pope meets Peru cardinal who’s defied restrictions due to abuse allegation

Oct 6
Elise Ann Allen

Pope denounces ‘coldness of indifference’, ‘stigma of discrimination’ for migrants

Oct 5
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

On purpose or not, Pope grabs third rail of US, Catholic politics with both hands

Oct 2
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Dolan on Pope Leo: ‘A successor, not a continuator’ of Francis

Sep 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV: Leveraging the Church’s ‘expertise in humanity’

Sep 1
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV blesses members of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization on August 29, 2025 (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo is showing his Augustinian roots when speaking politics

Aug 31
Christopher R. Altieri

New book finds strong reason for hope despite Church’s receding footprint

Aug 30
Christopher R. Altieri

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