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Vatican doctrine czar says judges being appointed for Rupnik case

Argentine Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández attends the March 21, 2025, presentation of the book, "Viva la Poesia" in Rome. (Credit: Father Antonio Spadaro/Social Media.)

Vatican doctrine czar says judges being appointed for Rupnik case

Nearly two years after lifting a statute of limitations to allow a canonical procedure to begin against Slovene Father Marko Rupnik, the Vatican’s doctrine chief says the case is progressing and judges are being appointed.

Mar 22
Elise Ann Allen

Andrew Tate speaks to media after being released from house arrest and put under judicial control measures, on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 4, 2023. (Credit: Alexandru Dobre/AP.)

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Catholic parents should keep an eye on the popularity of Andrew Tate

Mar 22
Charles Collins

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz of Irapuato celebrates the funeral Mass for victims of an attack on young men in Guanajuato State. (Credit: Diocese of Irapuato.)

Church in Mexico honors young victims of massacre in Guanajuato

Mar 22
Eduardo Campos Lima

Protestors hold an illustration of former president Rodrigo Duterte behind bars as they call for justice to victims of the war on drugs during his administration in Quezon city, Philippines, on March 14, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after Duterte arrest

Mar 21
Joseph San Mateo

Ordinations taking place in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Francis says ‘confused messages’ in the world are hurting young people, urges vocations

Mar 20
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Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

After death of tourist, rector of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer hopes for changes

Mar 20
Eduardo Campos Lima

An abandoned street is seen in Kumbo, Cameroon. (Credit: Voice of America.)

Archbishop urges direct talks with separatist fighters in Cameroon

Mar 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Protestors hold an illustration of former president Rodrigo Duterte behind bars as they call for justice to victims of the war on drugs during his administration in Quezon city, Philippines, on March 14, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after Duterte arrest

Mar 21
Joseph San Mateo

Ordinations taking place in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Francis says ‘confused messages’ in the world are hurting young people, urges vocations

Mar 20
Crux Staff

Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

After death of tourist, rector of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer hopes for changes

Mar 20
Eduardo Campos Lima

An abandoned street is seen in Kumbo, Cameroon. (Credit: Voice of America.)

Archbishop urges direct talks with separatist fighters in Cameroon

Mar 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Archbishop urges direct talks with separatist fighters in Cameroon

Mar 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Myanmar cardinal says world ‘divided by war’ and needs ‘unity’

Mar 20
Nirmala Carvalho

Amid pope hospitalization, sometimes no news is good news

Mar 19
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s Medal of Freedom, given by Biden, arrives to Buenos Aires Cathedral

Mar 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

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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

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe. (Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.)

Nigerians call on U.S. Congress to work to designate Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’

Mar 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope continues to lessen use of oxygen amid hospitalization

Mar 18
Elise Ann Allen

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, leads an Ash Wednesday liturgy, urging Catholics to embrace genuine charity, holiness, and penance. (Credit: Diocese of Kalookan.)

Bishops in Asia pledge to increase Synodality in the Church

Mar 18
Nirmala Carvalho

A body is brought to the hospital in the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Catholic charity condemns Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza Strip

Mar 18
Charles Collins

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.

Vatican hopes Ukraine peace will be ‘just,’ absent of ‘preconditions’

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

Image of Saint Patrick as depicted on a stained glass window of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Ireland. (Credit: Bishops' Conference of Ireland.)

Irish bishops call for prayers for peace on Saint Patrick’s Day

Mar 17
Charles Collins

Pope’s synod implementation process could meet internal resistance

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

Filipinos stage prayer rally for arrested Duterte: ‘Bring him home!’

Mar 17
Joseph San Mateo

It is prayer that shapes our hearts

Mar 16
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Pope continues to improve, doctors lessening oxygen treatment

Mar 15
Elise Ann Allen

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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

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe. (Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.)

Nigerians call on U.S. Congress to work to designate Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’

Mar 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope continues to lessen use of oxygen amid hospitalization

Mar 18
Elise Ann Allen

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, leads an Ash Wednesday liturgy, urging Catholics to embrace genuine charity, holiness, and penance. (Credit: Diocese of Kalookan.)

Bishops in Asia pledge to increase Synodality in the Church

Mar 18
Nirmala Carvalho

A body is brought to the hospital in the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Catholic charity condemns Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza Strip

Mar 18
Charles Collins

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.

Vatican hopes Ukraine peace will be ‘just,’ absent of ‘preconditions’

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

Irish bishops call for prayers for peace on Saint Patrick’s Day

Mar 17
Charles Collins

Pope’s synod implementation process could meet internal resistance

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

Filipinos stage prayer rally for arrested Duterte: ‘Bring him home!’

Mar 17
Joseph San Mateo

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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.)

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Andrew Tate speaks to media after being released from house arrest and put under judicial control measures, on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 4, 2023. (Credit: Alexandru Dobre/AP.)

Catholic parents should keep an eye on the popularity of Andrew Tate

Mar 22
Charles Collins

A body is brought to the hospital in the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Catholic charity condemns Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza Strip

Mar 18
Charles Collins

Image of Saint Patrick as depicted on a stained glass window of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Ireland. (Credit: Bishops' Conference of Ireland.)

Irish bishops call for prayers for peace on Saint Patrick’s Day

Mar 17
Charles Collins

Bishop Paul Mason with British and U.S. military in Qatar. (Credit: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.)

British military bishop visits troops in Qatar

Mar 15
Charles Collins

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

While in hospital, Pope Francis marks anniversary of his election

Mar 13
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Argentine Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández attends the March 21, 2025, presentation of the book, "Viva la Poesia" in Rome. (Credit: Father Antonio Spadaro/Social Media.)

Vatican doctrine czar says judges being appointed for Rupnik case

Mar 22
Elise Ann Allen

Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are laid in front of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Amid pope hospitalization, sometimes no news is good news

Mar 19
Elise Ann Allen

Pope continues to lessen use of oxygen amid hospitalization

Mar 18
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican hopes Ukraine peace will be ‘just,’ absent of ‘preconditions’

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s synod implementation process could meet internal resistance

Mar 17
Elise Ann Allen

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

Archbishop on Oregon’s pro-abortion culture: Deeper than ‘moral confusion’

Mar 14
John Lavenburg

U.S. Secretary of State offers prayers for Pope Francis on anniversary of his election

Mar 13
John Lavenburg

Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville, Ohio. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Merger still on the table for Diocese of Steubenville, apostolic administrator says

Mar 12
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