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Pope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon

Regina Garcia Cano | Crux

The head of Vatican Security, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, center, follows Pope Leo XIV as he visits the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes

Mar 10
Associated Press

The shadow of the crucifix surmounting his pastoral staff falls across Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Catholic Lent, inside the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Profound sorrow’ for slain priest, all suffering in Middle East

Mar 10
Crux Staff

Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, left, and from right, Father Paolo Stacchiotti and Cardinal Baldo Reina listen to Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

As pope seeks dialogue and diplomacy, 2 US cardinals reject US-Israeli war in Iran

Mar 10
Nicole Winfield

The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, best known as the home of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," sits in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

At the convent of Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper,’ Dominican friars still live, pray and welcome visitors

Mar 10
María Teresa Hernández

Pope Leo XIV at the Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square on March 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon

Mar 11
Crux Now Staff

The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.)

What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California

Mar 11
Rebecca Boone

Letter to Artists study offers Pope St. John Paul II’s teachings on beauty and creativity as bridges to holiness. (Credit: Endow.)

Over 25 years later, John Paul II’s Letter to Artists still influencing Catholic women

Mar 11
Charles Collins

Sri Lankans Catholic priests protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Catholics in Sri Lanka support arrest of govt official over 2019 Easter attacks

Mar 11
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Residents look at a damaged apartment complex that neighbors say was hit during U.S. strikes to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

‘Still shaken’: Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

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