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Nirmala Carvalho and her family with John and Elise Allen in Rome, Italy. (Credit: Nirmala Carvalho.)

India correspondent of Crux remembers John L. Allen, Jr.

Jan 25
Nirmala Carvalho

A protester holds a sign reading "Love thy neighbor - Jesus" during a rally against federal immigration enforcement on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Credit: Angelina Katsanis/AP.)

Protests inside churches are unusual despite long history of civil disobedience in the US

Jan 25
Peter Smith,
Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

Father John Wauk blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

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Barham Salih, President of Iraq addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Credit: Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP.)

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Jan 27
Trisha Thomas,
Associated Press

Father John Wauk blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (Credit: Alfredo Zuniga/AP.)

Nicaraguan regime forbids door-to-door pastoral visits in Diocese of León

Jan 27
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, president of Caritas Philippines. (Credit: Diocesan Social Communications Ministry-San Carlos.)

Philippine Church rejects $138-million budget for anti-communism task force

Dec 20, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

(Credit: Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion de Maragondon/Facebook.)

300-year-old pulpit, a national cultural treasure in Philippines, collapses

Dec 17, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Vice President Sara Duterte leads the year-end celebration of the Office of the Vice President, in this photo posted on her Facebook account, Dec. 14, 2025. (Credit: Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook.)

Filipino activist priests file plunder complaint against VP Duterte

Dec 15, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Senator Imee Marcos, eldest sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Credit: Senator Imee R. Marcos/Facebook.)

Filipino bishop criticizes Marcos sister for calling President a ‘drug addict’

Nov 22, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Jose Advincula, archbishop of Manila. (Credit: Archdiocese of Manila.)

Manila archbishop asks military to ‘stay faithful to oath’ amid coup rumors

Nov 18, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, holding his wooden crozier, joins anti-corruption protesters wearing white at the Trillion Peso March in Quezon City, Philippines, Sept. 21, 2025. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Catholic leaders urge Filipinos to wear white against corruption

Oct 14, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in the Vatican press office on Sept. 27, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Medechini/AP.)

Card. Tagle rebukes corrupt politicians in Philippines

Oct 12, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority

Oct 7, 2025
Joseph San Mateo

Recalling ‘People Power’ in the 80s, Filipino Church joins anti-corruption protests

Oct 3, 2025
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