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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

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Suit: US enabling LGBTQ discrimination in foster program

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Deacon removed from ministry after calling for investigation

Dec 15, 2018
Kimberlee Kruesi

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Thibault Camus/AP.)

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

Bishop Fulton Sheen in New York City on Oct. 26, 1966. (Credit: Associated Press.)

Premium article: The ‘great enigma’ of modern media’s patron, Blessed Fulton Sheen

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Protestors block the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1 march in the first parade for almost 30 years in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Peter Morrison/PA via AP.)

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead

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People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

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Thousands of people gathered in the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis for the beatification Mass of Fulton J. Sheen.

Fulton J. Sheen declared Blessed in St. Louis

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Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass

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Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, file (Image credit: Vatican Media)

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Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

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Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures