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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

Sep 11
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Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, left, tries to play a didgeridoo during a World Youth Day 2008 media event in Sydney, Australia, on April 17, 2008. (Credit: Rob Griffith/AP.)

Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men

Aug 13
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Peru's president Keiko Fujimori walks to the presidential palace after her inauguration in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 2026. (Credit: Martin Mejia/AP.)

From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Catholic Latin America

Aug 8
Manuel Rueda,
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Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in his first Latin American trip as pontiff

Aug 5
Associated Press

The organ of the John Cage organ project is illuminated prior to a ‘sound change’ at the Buchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, Sept. 5, 2020. (Credit: Markus Schreiber/AP.)

This cathedral organ will play one composition until 2640

Aug 5
Stefanie Dazio,
David Keyton, 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.)

Judge allows clergy abuse claimants to sue for parish assets in Vermont Catholic bankruptcy case

Aug 5
Kevin O'Connor/ VTDigger,
Associated Press

Volunteers clean the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Credit: AP Photo/AP.)

Bosnian authorities investigate desecration and fire damage at Medjugorje Virgin Mary shrine

Jul 28
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Sister Leticia "Letty" Ugboaja at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez/AP.)

Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

Jul 26
Valerie Gonzalez,
Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri becomes emotional during an interview with The Associated Press in Maryland, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 . (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump’s intervention

Jul 26
Didi Tang,
Associated Press

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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

Sep 11
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Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, right, talks with his brother and farm manager, Cesar Marroquin, in a small field of vegetables growing on his farm, Salvatierra Farms, in Northfield, Minn., Friday, June 19, 2026. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

For these Midwest farmers, regenerative agriculture is about more than soil health. It’s spiritual

Sep 11
Jessie Wardarski

Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Premium article: Scottish bishop tells Crux Now proposed change to Scotland’s abortion law could limit conscientious objection

Sep 11
Charles Collins

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Bishops' Conference secretary, presents on the conference's new mission directive on Nov. 13. The new mission directive, which was overwhelmingly approved, prioritizes evangelizing the disaffiliated, unaffiliated, and young people. (Credit: USCCB Public Affairs.)

Archbishop asks for peace in a ‘fractured and divided world’ on 25th anniversary of 9/11

Sep 10
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV receives a box with butterflies as he arrives at the Basilica Sanctuary of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, central Italy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope returns to sanctuary where he prayed after election and unveils a fresco depicting the event

Sep 8
Silvia Stellacci,
Nicole Winfield

British bishop slams assisted suicide bill as bad and unnecessary

Sep 8
Fionn Shiner

The Harmony Hill campus is seen June 10, 2026, in Watertown, S.D. (Credit: Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP.)

Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota

Sep 10
Bart Pfankuch/ South Dakota News Watch

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Basilica on Aug. 5, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s visit to France likely to attract 1M people, with Mass and vigil in Paris and Lourdes trip

Sep 9
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