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Myanmar experiencing ‘polycrisis’ five years after military coup
The Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Premium article: Thousands of diocesan documents stolen in Diocese of Las Cruces; head of Voice of the Laity allegedly involved

In New Mexico, the scope of the conflict between the Diocese of Las Cruces and Voice of the Laity has shifted after Bishop Peter Baldacchino accused the leader of the organization of involvement in the theft of thousands of diocesan documents.

  • May 11
  • Charles Collins
The country’s most prominent political clan is the family of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, with the election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the country’s 17th president in 2022. (Credit: Presidential Communications Office.)

In new signature drive, Filipino Church breaks bonds of political dynasties

  • May 11
  • Paterno R. Esmaquel II
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo with the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2026. (Credit: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.)

Myanmar experiencing ‘polycrisis’ five years after military coup

  • May 11
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  • May 10
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Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

  • May 10
  • Ngala Killian Chimtom
(Credit: Voice of the Faithful.)

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  • May 7
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  • May 10
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Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

  • May 10
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(Credit: Voice of the Faithful.)

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Pope Leo thanks Spain for letting hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship get to Canary Islands

  • May 10
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  • May 10
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  • May 9
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Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

  • May 10
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Card. Poola: Leonine era continues under sign of peace

  • May 9
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Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

  • May 9
  • Christopher R. Altieri
An elaborately decorated skeleton stands in the catholic monastery church of Banz in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Credit: Matthias Schrader/AP.)

Elaborately decorated skeletons in Catholic churches across Bavaria take some visitors by surprise

  • May 9
  • Kirsten Grieshaber
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP.)

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

  • May 9
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A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Islamic militants attack Congo villages near Uganda, killing 40 people, local group says

  • May 9
  • Jean-Yves Kamale

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

  • May 8
  • Christopher R. Altieri
Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

  • May 8
  • Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened

  • May 8
  • Nicole Winfield

The American pope: Pope Leo XIV’s first year in photos

  • May 8
  • Associated Press

Premium article: Amid guerrilla attacks and ahead of elections, Church calls for peace and protection of the vulnerable in Colombia

  • May 8
  • Eduardo Campos Lima

After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bonds

  • May 8
  • Deepa Bharath
Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

  • May 10
  • Crux Now Staff

Card. Poola: Leonine era continues under sign of peace

  • May 9
  • Crux Now Staff

Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

  • May 9
  • Christopher R. Altieri
An elaborately decorated skeleton stands in the catholic monastery church of Banz in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Credit: Matthias Schrader/AP.)

Elaborately decorated skeletons in Catholic churches across Bavaria take some visitors by surprise

  • May 9
  • Kirsten Grieshaber
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP.)

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

  • May 9
  • Giada Zampano, 
    Nicole Winfield
A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Islamic militants attack Congo villages near Uganda, killing 40 people, local group says

  • May 9
  • Jean-Yves Kamale

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  • May 8
  • Christopher R. Altieri

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

  • May 8
  • Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened

  • May 8
  • Nicole Winfield

The American pope: Pope Leo XIV’s first year in photos

  • May 8
  • Associated Press

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  • May 10
  • Christopher R. Altieri
President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Premium article: Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

  • May 6
  • Charles Collins
Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Premium article: Tea leaves take on many colors in pope’s response to question on gay blessings

  • Apr 26
  • Charles Collins
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Premium article: Ahead of U.S. midterms, is Trump telling Catholics, ‘You’re Fired’?

  • Apr 18
  • Charles Collins

Premium article: Trump’s social media attacks have put Leo XIV in the U.S. presidential mix

  • Apr 15
  • Christopher R. Altieri

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The Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Premium article: Thousands of diocesan documents stolen in Diocese of Las Cruces; head of Voice of the Laity allegedly involved

  • May 11
  • Charles Collins
(Credit: Voice of the Faithful.)

Premium article: Questions about the Neocatechumenal Way persist in New Mexico diocese

  • May 10
  • Charles Collins
Jen Fulwiler and her daughter Lane. (Credit: Fulwiler family.)

Premium article: Catholic comic leans on faith as daughter battles brain cancer

  • May 1
  • Charles Collins
Bishop Peter Baldacchino speaks at the Frank O’Brien Papen Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2025. (Credit: Voice of the Laity YouTube.)

Premium article: Bishop crashing a laity meeting in Las Cruces draws attention to Neocatechumenal Way

  • Apr 30
  • Charles Collins
Pope Leo XIV meets with Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Vatican on April 27, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo acknowledges ‘complex’ relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury

  • Apr 27
  • Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Elise Ann Allen

Interview: Israeli envoy says Christian presence in Middle East must be preserved

  • May 5
  • Elise Ann Allen
Pope Leo XIV on the papal plane from Equatorial Guinea to Rome on April 23, 2026. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux Now.)

On way back to Rome, Pope Leo condemns state executions in Iran

  • Apr 23
  • Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s last day in Equatorial Guinea a tale of tensions

  • Apr 23
  • Elise Ann Allen
Pope Leo XIV's first public event in Equatorial Guinea on April 21, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope visits psychiatric hospital in Equatorial Guinea, urges love over stigma

  • Apr 21
  • Elise Ann Allen
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, right, upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope lands in Equatorial Guinea decrying ‘economy that kills’

  • Apr 21
  • Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

Christopher R. Altieri

Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

  • May 9
  • Christopher R. Altieri

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

  • May 8
  • Christopher R. Altieri

Premium article: Leo XIV appeals for press freedom, praises anti-abuse advocacy

  • May 3
  • Christopher R. Altieri

DC’s Cardinal McElroy calls Iran war ‘immoral’, calls for action

  • Apr 12
  • Christopher R. Altieri

Premium article: Easter eggs and tea leaves in the Augustinian pope’s Chrism Mass homily

  • Apr 4
  • Christopher R. Altieri