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Rome empties in August, but the papal in-tray doesn’t

Pope Leo XIV, with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, walks out of the Vatican's Synod Hall on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Rome empties in August, but the papal in-tray doesn’t

Aug 13
Christopher R. Altieri

In this image made from video, Mozambican soldiers ride on an armored vehicle in a convoy driving to Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Aug. 9, 2021. (Credit: Marc Hoogsteyns/AP.)

Church academic exposes ‘owners’ of Mozambique terrorism

Aug 13
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Spanish bishops in crosshairs of the far-right party

Aug 12
Fionn Shiner

Vatican expands paternity leave, other family benefits

Aug 12
Crux Staff

St. Peter's Square as seen from St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Reflections on the last 12 years, and what still needs to be done

Aug 10
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV, with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, walks out of the Vatican's Synod Hall on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Rome empties in August, but the papal in-tray doesn’t

Aug 13
Christopher R. Altieri

Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Spanish bishops in crosshairs of the far-right party

Aug 12
Fionn Shiner

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro gives a press conference outside the Senate in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Credit: Luis Nova/AP.)

After Bolsonarist protest, Catholic Congresswoman criticizes ‘radicalism’ in Brazil

Aug 9
Eduardo Campos Lima

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