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The Fall Assembly for the U.S. Bishops Conference takes place in Baltimore on Nov. 17, 2021. (Credit: Julio Cortez/AP.)

US Catholic bishops will elect a new leader and contend with Trump’s immigration tactics

The United States’ Catholic bishops will elect their next president and vice president on Tuesday in Baltimore.

Nov 11
Tiffany Stanley,
Associated Press

Swiss Guards march in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square

Nov 11
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press

The Spanish flag flies in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Bishop of Cádiz steps back from duties amid sexual-abuse allegations he denies

Nov 11
Fionn Shiner

This photo by Mario Sanchez shows a bus that was carrying teens and young adults returning from a church camp overturning after it lost control and tipped on its side on a two-lane highway on Nov. 9, 2025, near Running Springs, California. (Credit: AP.)

20 taken to hospitals after bus returning from church camp overturns on winding California road

Nov 11
Amy Taxin,
Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Mourners gathering for the funeral of someone who died during post-electoral violence in Arusha, Tanzania, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election

Nov 11
Associated Press

This photo shows Belem, Brazil, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, ahead of hosing the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit. (Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP.)

Church sees strength of Laudato Si’ in mobilization for COP30 in Brazil

Nov 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Vice President VP Vance with his wife Usha Vance are seen at Marine Corps Base Camp in Camp Pendleton, California, on Oct. 18, 2025. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.)

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

Nov 9
Deepa Bharath,
Associated Press

20 taken to hospitals after bus returning from church camp overturns on winding California road

Nov 11
Amy Taxin,
Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election

Nov 11
Associated Press

Church sees strength of Laudato Si’ in mobilization for COP30 in Brazil

Nov 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

Nov 9
Deepa Bharath,
Associated Press

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

Nov 9
Deepa Bharath,
Associated Press

Latest

Pope Leo XIV stands on St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after his election on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Nov 7
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Office of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

New document about ‘Co-redemptrix’ opens hornets’ nest in Church

Nov 7
Charles Collins

Ethnic Santal people are seen in front of makeshift shelters after a violent eviction at Govindaganj of Gaibandha district in this November 2016 photo. (Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario.)

Indigenous community in Bangladesh protest discrimination

Nov 7
Stephan Uttom Rozario

President Paul Biya of Cameroon raises his hand after being sworn in for a new term in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on Nov. 6, 2025. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.)

Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term

Nov 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Court in India says efforts to bar Christians from villages not unconstitutional

Nov 7
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Leo meets with President Abbas in the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution

Nov 6
Associated Press

Number of Brazilians in informal unions exceeds married couples

Nov 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

U.S. President Donald Trump with the Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.)

Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

Nov 5
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal highlights situation of Rohingya refugees during visit to Bangladesh

Nov 5
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

Nov 5
Karel Janicek,
Associated Press

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

Nov 5
Christopher R. Altieri

Vatican reaffirms Catholic understanding of Mary, Mother of God

Nov 4
Crux Staff

Global

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Nov 7
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Indigenous community in Bangladesh protest discrimination

Nov 7
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term

Nov 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Court in India says efforts to bar Christians from villages not unconstitutional

Nov 7
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution

Nov 6
Associated Press

Number of Brazilians in informal unions exceeds married couples

Nov 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

Nov 5
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal highlights situation of Rohingya refugees during visit to Bangladesh

Nov 5
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

Nov 5
Karel Janicek,
Associated Press

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

Nov 5
Christopher R. Altieri

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

New document about ‘Co-redemptrix’ opens hornets’ nest in Church

Nov 7
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

The Vatican needs to embrace English, especially with an American pope

Oct 31
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV speaks at his General Audience in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says Catholic Church ‘does not tolerate’ anti-Semitism

Oct 29
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on October 22, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Resurrection of Jesus provides a way against sadness

Oct 22
Charles Collins

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death”

Nov 3
Elise Ann Allen

Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Nov 2
Elise Ann Allen

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Oct 28
Elise Ann Allen

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27
Elise Ann Allen

Pope, King meet for private audience and historic joint prayer

Oct 23
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice

Nov 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

Nov 5
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

US Catholic bishops will elect a new leader and contend with Trump’s immigration tactics

Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square

Bishop of Cádiz steps back from duties amid sexual-abuse allegations he denies

20 taken to hospitals after bus returning from church camp overturns on winding California road

Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election

Church sees strength of Laudato Si’ in mobilization for COP30 in Brazil

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

20 taken to hospitals after bus returning from church camp overturns on winding California road

Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election

Church sees strength of Laudato Si’ in mobilization for COP30 in Brazil

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

Pope Leo XIV appeals for typhoon victims, peace, care for creation

Book reveals unknown sides of late Pope Francis

As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice

Latest

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

New document about ‘Co-redemptrix’ opens hornets’ nest in Church

Indigenous community in Bangladesh protest discrimination

Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term

Court in India says efforts to bar Christians from villages not unconstitutional

Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution

Number of Brazilians in informal unions exceeds married couples

Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

Cardinal highlights situation of Rohingya refugees during visit to Bangladesh

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

Vatican reaffirms Catholic understanding of Mary, Mother of God

Global

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Indigenous community in Bangladesh protest discrimination

Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term

Court in India says efforts to bar Christians from villages not unconstitutional

Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution

Number of Brazilians in informal unions exceeds married couples

Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

Cardinal highlights situation of Rohingya refugees during visit to Bangladesh

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

John L. Allen, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

Charles Collins

New document about ‘Co-redemptrix’ opens hornets’ nest in Church

The Vatican needs to embrace English, especially with an American pope

Pope Leo says Catholic Church ‘does not tolerate’ anti-Semitism

Pope Leo says the Resurrection of Jesus provides a way against sadness

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death”

Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Pope, King meet for private audience and historic joint prayer

Christopher R. Altieri

As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice

Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case

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

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

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

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US Catholic bishops will elect a new leader and contend with Trump’s immigration tactics

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20 taken to hospitals after bus returning from church camp overturns on winding California road

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