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Murder of Ecuadorian priest mystifies authorities

Spanish woman to undergo euthanasia after fierce legal battle with her father

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’

Mar 26
Tiffany Stanley

Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s visit to Monaco signals both a message, and a reminder

Mar 27
Elise Ann Allen

Bassem Mroue | Crux

Murder of Ecuadorian priest mystifies authorities

Mar 28
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pages from the Anthropic website are displayed in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

Mar 27
Matt O'Brien,
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s visit to Monaco signals both a message, and a reminder

Mar 27
Elise Ann Allen

Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

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A view of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon; Iran hits near Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Mar 17
Bassem Mroue,
Jamey Keaten, Samy Magdy

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Beirut in Lebanon, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV’s visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

Dec 1, 2025
Bassem Mroue,
Associated Press

Bahrain’s Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit

Nov 2, 2022
Bassem Mroue,
Jon Gambrell, Mariam Fam

Lebanon says Pope Francis will visit crisis-torn country in June

Apr 5, 2022
Bassem Mroue

The judge leading Beirut blast probe: Discreet and defiant

Oct 26, 2021
Sarah El Deeb,
Bassem Mroue

Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises

Sep 1, 2021
Bassem Mroue

As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system

May 4, 2021
Bassem Mroue

Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises

Aug 31, 2020
Bassem Mroue

Beirut residents determined to save heritage lost to blast

Aug 29, 2020
Bassem Mroue