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Lyra McKee's sister Nichola Corner, center, speaks to the media outside Belfast Crown Court in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where Paul McIntyre, Peter Cavanagh, and Jordan Gareth Devine have been found not guilty in a non-jury trial of the murder of a journalist Lyra McKee, on July 3, 2026. (Credit: PA via AP.)

3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest

Jul 4
Brian Melley

Families of the Victims of the 1972 Bloody Sunday hold a protest outside Belfast Crown court in Northern Ireland on Sep. 15, 2025. (Credit: Peter Morrison/AP.)

Lawyer urges judge to acquit British ex-soldier in 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland

Oct 17, 2025
Brian Melley,
Associated Press

Advocates list 100s of allegedly abusive California priests

Sep 30, 2022
Haven Daley,
Brian Melley

Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law

Jan 12, 2022
Brian Melley

California to pay $2M church legal fees over virus closures

Jun 3, 2021
Brian Melley

California church sees victory in order from high court

Dec 4, 2020
Brian Melley

Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic

Oct 30, 2020
Brian Melley

Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on July 31, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’

Jul 31
Nicole Winfield

Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara, left, leaves after an inspection of St. Anthony's Church, one of the sites of the Easter Day Explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings

Jul 31
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Pope to NBC News: Hope of US visit ‘soon’

Jul 30
Crux Now Staff

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Jul 30
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Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on July 31, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’

Jul 31
Nicole Winfield