Crux Staff, Author at Crux

Hurricane Irma forces Pope Francis to alter his route
- Pope in Colombia
- September 6, 2017
As Pope Francis headed off Wednesday morning for a six-day trip to Colombia expected to focus on a peace process to end a long-running civil conflict and help national reconciliation, the Vatican announced that the pope’s flight path would be shifted southward in order to avoid the path of the category 5 Hurricane Irma, currently menacing the Caribbean islands.
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English bishops move Epiphany, Ascension back to traditional days
- Global Church
- September 4, 2017
Over ten years after transferring the celebration of Epiphany and the Ascension to the nearest Sunday, the bishops of England and Wales have decided to restore them to their traditional dates. The Vatican has confirmed the decision.
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Catholic priest murdered in Nigeria
- Global Church
- September 3, 2017
Unlike the Muslim-majority north of the country, where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram threatens the Christian community, the southeast of the country is predominantly Christian. However, the region is plagued by government corruption and violence. Armed gangs roam the region, and kidnappings for ransom are common.
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U.S. bishops’ anti-racism point man calls for day of prayer

Bishop George Murry, the head of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, says St. Peter Claver is a model for understanding that hard work and perseverance is required to combat the sin of racism. The Spanish-born Jesuit priest dedicated his life to ministering to people enslaved by the African slave trade in the 1600s in what is now Colombia.

Pope: Energy must not fall prey to “unscrupulous financial speculation”

Vatican

September 2, 2017

Pope Francis told the World Expo 2017 that the way we use energy resources is a sign of how well we are carrying out the task that has been entrusted to us by God, “namely to care for the world around us and for our fellow human beings of every time and place.” The Expo is taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, and has the theme “Future Energy.”