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Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Sep 30
Crux Now Staff,
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Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
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American actor Lou Ferrigno, left, attends Pope Leo XIV's weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Sep 30
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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome, at the end of his four-day visit to France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Sep 28
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People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
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Pope Leo XIV waves after a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Padilla/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

Sep 26
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Flag of Poland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Stabbing at Catholic convent in Poland leaves 1 person dead and 4 wounded

Sep 24
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Priests from various countries, members of the "Priests Against Genocide" network, carry a shroud bearing the names of 300 Palestinian and Lebanese children whom organizers say were killed by the Israeli military after ceasefires were declared, during a demonstration near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Priests and nuns march to Vatican to demand end to ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Sep 23
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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

Sep 11
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A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Melissa Tamez/AP.)

Premium article: The White Sox are in the playoffs: Do you have to support Pope Leo’s team?

Oct 5
Charles Collins

Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Oct 5
Hillel Italie

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights

Oct 5
Lindsay Whitehurst

Pet owners stand in a queue to receive holy water sprinkled by a priest on pet dogs and cats during an animal blessing rites at the Malate Church in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, October. 4, 2026. (Credit: Joeal Calupitan/AP.)

Wagging tails fill a Philippine church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast

Oct 5
Joeal Calupitan,
Eileen Ng

Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful at Lourdes on 27 Sept. 2026.

Is the honeymoon over for Leo XIV?

Oct 4
Christopher R. Altieri

Dolly the sheep dog rests in her home in Leicester, England. (Credit: Father Johannes Arens.)

As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?

Oct 3
Charles Collins

Aerial view of Mombasa in Kenya

At least 17, most of them Catholic pilgrims, killed in a road crash on a highway in Kenya

Oct 3
Andrew Kasuku

The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament

Scotland’s Catholic bishops decry Green Party abortion push

Oct 4
Crux Now Staff

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The White Sox are in the playoffs: Do you have to support Pope Leo’s team?