Taking the Catholic Pulse

Support Us
About Us
- Contact Details
- Advertising

Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal

Associated Press

Latest Stories

Most Popular

© 2026 Crux Now Media, LLC

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Taking the Catholic Pulse

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us

Podcast:

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Trump continues his social media attacks on Pope Leo

Apr 15
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Premium

In Easter letter to cardinals, Leo sets the tone and the agenda

Apr 15
Christopher R. Altieri

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP.)

As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, attack on Pope Leo

Apr 15
Bill Barrow,
Emilie Megnien, Associated Press

Latest

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal | Crux

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

Apr 17
Associated Press

Faithful attend a meeting for peace, lead by Pope Leo XIV at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

In Bamenda, a peacemaking pope comes into his own

Apr 16
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Cameroon's President Paul Biya during the meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

Apr 16
Nalova Akua,
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, leads a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the Earth during his visit to Cameroon

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Nalova Akua, Associated Press

Author's Posts

A Kentucky choir director coping without voices in pandemic

Jul 20, 2020
Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal