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A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

For survivors, Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication and renewed demands

Mar 7
Leah Willingham,
Kimberlee Kruesi

St. Mary's Church is seen Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Cranston, R.I. (Credit: Charles Krupa/AP.)

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

Mar 5
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Crux Now Staff

Attorney General Peter Neronha gives a victory speech after winning a second term, during an election-night gathering of Rhode Island Democratic candidates and supporters on Nov. 8, 2022, in Providence, R.I. . (Credit: Mark Stockwell/AP.)

Rhode Island AG to unveil long-awaited report on Diocese of Providence clergy abuse

Mar 4
Kimberlee Kruesi

Suit: US enabling LGBTQ discrimination in foster program

Oct 14, 2021
Kimberlee Kruesi

Deacon removed from ministry after calling for investigation

Dec 15, 2018
Kimberlee Kruesi

Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues

Aug 16
Christopher R. Altieri

The ruins of the ancient Roman Neronian bridge, emerge from the riverbed of the Tiber river due to drought, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis

Aug 16
Paolo Santalucia

Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop after it was taken down by Israeli and foreign peace activists during a protest in support of local landowners whose property is threatened with seizure by settlers, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Beit Sahour, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu

Aug 16
Joseph Krauss

A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. (Credit: AP Photo.)

US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

Aug 16
Annie Ma,
Konstantin Toropin

Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges

Aug 14
Fionn Shiner

Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop after it was taken down by Israeli and foreign peace activists during a protest in support of local landowners whose property is threatened with seizure by settlers, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Beit Sahour, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu

Aug 16
Joseph Krauss

McKenna West in a Facebook photo. (Credit: McKenna West.)

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Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues

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Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues