Taking the Catholic Pulse

Support Us
About Us
- Contact Details
- Advertising

Nalova Akua

Latest Stories

Most Popular

© 2026 Crux Now Media, LLC

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Taking the Catholic Pulse

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us
FAQs

Podcast:

Nalova Akua | Crux

Latest

Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

May 8
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Premium article: Card. Kikuchi on what’s coming in the Leonine pontificate

May 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri

Members of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church worship together during service on Nov. 9, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report

May 8
Bob Smietana

Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

May 10
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Pope Leo thanks Spain for letting hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship get to Canary Islands

May 10
Iain Sullivan,
Suman Naishadham

Serie A champion Inter Milan gave Pope Leo XIV on May 9, 2026 at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope blesses Serie A champion Inter Milan and reminds them to be responsible ‘heroes’

May 10
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

May 10
Crux Now Staff

Author's Posts

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

People cheer as Pope Leo XIV arrives in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

Pope arrives in epicenter of Cameroon’s separatist conflict to preach message of peace

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Nalova Akua, Associated Press

Bishop John Berinyuy Tatah, auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, poses for a portrait in Bamenda, Cameroon, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict

Apr 15
Nalova Akua,
Associated Press