Taking the Catholic Pulse

Latest

Pope’s doctor calls recovery ‘miraculous,’ says Francis wanted to keep fighting

Switch to dark theme

John Allen Jr.
Support Us
About Us

Switch to dark theme

Charles Mercier

Special to Crux

Latest Stories

Most Popular

© 2025 Crux Catholic Media, Inc.

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Taking the Catholic Pulse

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us

Podcast:

Quick Links

Currents News
The Tablet
DeSales Media Group in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Catholic TV
Angelus News
The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM
Catholic Standard

Veteran Vatican watcher looks back on 50 years of papal communication

Mar 24
Crux Staff

In this photo provided by the president of El Salvador's press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S. alleged to be from Venezuelan gangs, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Catholics lament their own impotence to intervene in case of Venezuelans deported by Trump

Mar 24
Eduardo Campos Lima

Embassy condemns papal critique of ‘Israeli bombings’ in Gaza

Mar 25
Elise Ann Allen

White South Africans show support for U.S. President Donald Trump in front of U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 15, 2025. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Trump’s statements against South Africa questioned by Catholic leaders

Mar 25
Ngala Killian Chimtom

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the entrance hall of Rome's Gemelli Hospital. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s doctor calls recovery ‘miraculous,’ says Francis wanted to keep fighting

Mar 26
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop John Sherrington is the Lead Bishop for Life Issues in England and Wales. (Credit: Diocese of Westminster.)

UK Bishop: Patients deserve access to safe healthcare, not suggestions to commit suicide

Mar 26
Charles Collins

Religious freedom commission expresses ‘hope’ with Trump, cites Biden IRFA violation

Mar 26
John Lavenburg

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Bombay archbishop thanks expectant parents for respecting life

Mar 26
Nirmala Carvalho

Author's Posts

In pondering martyrdom, uncritical history doesn’t help

Dec 20, 2016
Charles Mercier

Maybe Nero didn’t persecute Christians after all

Dec 19, 2016
Charles Mercier

Ordinations suggest a tentative rebirth for Christianity in Iraq

Sep 20, 2016
Charles Mercier