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A new crucifix that was sent by Italy to replace the one that was defaced by Isreali troops in Lebanon. (Credit: Houssam Naddaf/via AP.)

Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

May 12
Julia Frankel

Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters as he leaves the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregoria Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo says there are more important subjects than sexuality, but that won’t stop the conversation

May 12
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist SSPX

May 13
Nicole Winfield

Father Anthony Odiong, 57, arrested on 16 July 2024. (Credit: Waco Police.)

Questions abound as sex crimes trial looms for priest in Texas

May 13
Christopher R. Altieri

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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.)

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

May 14
Peter Smith

Pope Leo XVI at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells students at Europe’s largest university to battle anxiety in today’s world

May 14
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV visits the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution's primary campus, one of the world's oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

May 14
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to the submarine ‘Le Temeraire’ (The Temerarious) at the Nuclear submarines Navy base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, Monday March 2, 2026. (Credit: Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP.)

French Senate rejects assisted suicide bill again

May 14
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Victims of Monday’s bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria

Mar 18
Haruna Umar

Jihadis attack town, humanitarian posts in northeast Nigeria

Mar 3, 2021
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Boko Haram extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

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