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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

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.)

Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

Jan 24
Meg Kinnard

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

Residential multistory buildings are seen in the dark during large-scale power outages following Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Dan Bashakov/AP.)

Pope Leo asks for prayers for Ukraine, as it faces freeze after Russia attacks

Jan 25
Derek Gatopoulos,
Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

Mike Mastromatteo | Crux

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

Residential multistory buildings are seen in the dark during large-scale power outages following Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Dan Bashakov/AP.)

Pope Leo asks for prayers for Ukraine, as it faces freeze after Russia attacks

Jan 25
Derek Gatopoulos,
Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

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

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.)

Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

Jan 24
Meg Kinnard

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