Taking the Catholic Pulse

Support Us
About Us
- Contact Details
- Advertising

Dennis Sadowski

Catholic News Service

Latest Stories

Most Popular

© 2026 Crux Now Media, LLC

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Taking the Catholic Pulse

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us
FAQs

Podcast:

Father Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. was supposed to be the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the central Philippines. (Credit: Diocese of Tagbilaran.)

Filipino priest backs out of ordination as bishop, cites ‘human limitations’

May 6
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Premium article: Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

May 6
Charles Collins

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Secretary of State Rubio, a Catholic, plans to visit the Vatican

May 5
Matthew Lee

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Four Catholics arrested after Hindu activists disrupt Mass in India

May 6
Nirmala Carvalho

Dennis Sadowski | Crux

Latest

The Pontifical Swiss Guard’s newest recruits join the world’s oldest standing army, in photos

Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

The Pontifical Swiss Guard’s newest recruits join the world’s oldest standing army, in photos

May 7
Andrew Medichini

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a damaged building for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

May 7
Bassem Mroue

Pope Leo XIV arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

May 7
Nicole Winfield,
Suman Naishadham, Renata Brito

President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Premium article: Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

May 6
Charles Collins

Author's Posts

Summit explores role of ethics in development of artificial intelligence

Oct 28, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

CRS launches campaign to build greater Catholic response to climate change

Oct 9, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

Time for a new approach toward North Korea, peace conference proposes

Oct 7, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

Student who fled war in Congo as a child advocates for refugee education

Sep 24, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

South Korean delegation coming to U.S. to seek ways to build lasting peace

Sep 24, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

A program for a Mass opening the synod process in the Diocese of Camden, N.J., is seen at St. Agnes Church of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Blackwood, N.J., Oct. 17, 2021. (Credit: Dave Hernandez/Catholic Star Herald via CNS.)

Synthesis report complete, but bishop finds synodal path is just beginning

Sep 20, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

After U.N. conference, nuclear disarmament advocates look to new strategies

Sep 9, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

Laudato Si’ message gets added attention as Season of Creation opens

Sep 3, 2022
Dennis Sadowski

Synodal process described as an invitation to leadership in the church

Aug 27, 2022
Dennis Sadowski