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Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

95-year-old Cardinal Camillo Ruini granted the wide-ranging interview which touches on politics in the Trump era.

Feb 21
Christopher R. Altieri

Children leave school in Dschang, Cameroon, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Robert Bociaga/AP.)

Cameroon bishop denounces ‘normalized’ violence in Anglophone regions

Feb 21
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Credit: John Bazemore/AP.)

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

Feb 21
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

A crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica's maximum height of 566 feet. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

Feb 21
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Associated Press

Sara Cainarca, a volunteer with the “La Via della Bellezza,” or “The Path of Beauty,” initiative, gestures toward a fresco in the church of San Giorgio al Palazzo, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan’s other stunning churches

Feb 21
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Crux Exclusive: Card. Ambongo on historic AU partnership for ‘The Africa We Want’

Feb 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross over the Waters in Cádiz, Spain. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Feb 20
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

Feb 21
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan’s other stunning churches

Feb 21
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Crux Exclusive: Card. Ambongo on historic AU partnership for ‘The Africa We Want’

Feb 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Feb 20
Fionn Shiner

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Feb 20
Fionn Shiner

Kosovo’s Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week

Feb 20
Zana Cimili,
Associated Press

Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope

Feb 20
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

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Gold crosses and statues adorn confessional rooms at St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston, on April 13, 2019. (Credit: Wong Maye-E/AP.)

Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

Feb 19
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Associated Press

A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Francesca Primavilla, Associated Press

The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Feb 19
Charles Collins

The Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, is seen at sunset in Czestochowa, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (Credit: Michal Dyjuk/AP.)

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

Feb 19
Claudia Ciobanu,
Associated Press

A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Feb 19
Associated Press

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

Feb 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

Feb 18
Nirmala Carvalho

Global

Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

Feb 19
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Associated Press

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Francesca Primavilla, Associated Press

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

Feb 19
Claudia Ciobanu,
Associated Press

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Feb 19
Associated Press

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace

Feb 18
Crux Staff

Diocese of Camden, NJ reaches $180 million abuse settlement

Feb 18
Crux Staff

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

Feb 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

News Analysis

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Feb 21
Christopher R. Altieri

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Feb 19
Charles Collins

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (Credit: Alex Brandon/Pool photo via AP.)

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

Feb 16
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

Feb 10
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the St. Peter¥s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo and the meaning of ‘manners’

Feb 3
Elise Ann Allen

Charles Collins

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

A van displaying a sign passes Big Ben as demonstrators both for and against assisted dying hold banners outside Parliament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025, as British lawmakers are set to vote Friday on whether to back a Bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. (Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP.)

Assisted Suicide bill opposed by Catholic bishops in Wales

Jan 16
Charles Collins

Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Persecution against Christians needs to be addressed, Pope Leo tells Vatican diplomats

Jan 9
Charles Collins

Families face crucial challenges today, including the right to life, Pope Leo tells diplomats

Jan 9
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Pope makes first visit to Roman parish, issuing call to humility and peace

Feb 15
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo prays for Madagascar, observes Lunar New Year

Feb 15
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Feb 17
Christopher R. Altieri

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post

Feb 10
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope receives Courage International leadership delegation

Feb 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Father John Wauck blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV in front of a stature of St. Mary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Cameroon bishop denounces ‘normalized’ violence in Anglophone regions

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan’s other stunning churches

Crux Exclusive: Card. Ambongo on historic AU partnership for ‘The Africa We Want’

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan’s other stunning churches

Crux Exclusive: Card. Ambongo on historic AU partnership for ‘The Africa We Want’

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Full canonical penal process may be opened against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Kosovo’s Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week

Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope

Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond

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Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace

Diocese of Camden, NJ reaches $180 million abuse settlement

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

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Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace

Diocese of Camden, NJ reaches $180 million abuse settlement

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

News Analysis

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

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Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

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Pope Leo and the meaning of ‘manners’

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Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Assisted Suicide bill opposed by Catholic bishops in Wales

Persecution against Christians needs to be addressed, Pope Leo tells Vatican diplomats

Families face crucial challenges today, including the right to life, Pope Leo tells diplomats

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Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Pope makes first visit to Roman parish, issuing call to humility and peace

Pope Leo prays for Madagascar, observes Lunar New Year

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New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post

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