Andrea Rosa, Author at Crux

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute at the cemetery and on little Joussef's grave, in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to an island that has become a symbol of the risks faced by migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.(Credit: Pool Photo/Ciro Fusco, Via AP.)

Church in Europe

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

by Nicole Winfield and Andrea Rosa July 4, 2026

Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson attends an interview in a cafe in Rome Friday, May 29, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice, migration after Vatican meeting

by Andrea Rosa, Giada Zampano and Associated Press May 29, 2026

From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner from Dublin's Trinity College and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library look at a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn, the first poem ever to be written down in Old English, at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Rosa/AP.)

Church in the US

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

by Andrea Rosa May 18, 2026

Church in Europe

Asylum-seekers help produce Italy’s famous Brunello wine

by Andrea Rosa June 3, 2021

Church in the Middle East

Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in heart of Beirut’s Christian quarter

by Andrea Rosa August 10, 2020

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