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Pope tells Crux: Abuse victims deserve compassion and justice, but beware false allegations

Steven A. Krueger | Crux

Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP.)

Vatican confirms Pope Leo has prayed for Charlie Kirk and his family

Sep 16
Charles Collins

A small chapel on a hillside overlooking the Aegean Sea near the village of Kardiani on the island of Tinos, Greece, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Credit: Petros Giannakouris/AP.)

A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community

Sep 16
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Associated Press

In this image made from video, Police and Military Police secure parts of a damaged object shot down by Polish authorities at a site in Wohyn, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Rafal Niedzielski/AP.)

Pope Leo says NATO ‘has not started’ conflict with Russia

Sep 17
Charles Collins

Diane Foley, the mother of James Foley, who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic militants in 2014 while reporting on the conflict in Syria, speaks as Pope Leo XIV presides over a vigil prayer for the consolation of those who suffer, at The Vatican, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope praises forgiveness as mother of slain US journalist James Foley speaks of healing at Vatican

Sep 16
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope tells Crux: Abuse victims deserve compassion and justice, but beware false allegations

Sep 18
Crux Staff

People wait for the Angelus by Pope Leo XIV on July 27 in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about LGBTQ+ issues and the liturgy

Sep 18
Crux Staff

Pope Leo XIV explained that love is “not the result of chance, but of a conscious choice” during his General Audience on Aug. 6, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about polarization in the world

Sep 18
Crux Staff

Pope Leo XIV at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican for the General Audience on Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about Gaza, China, and the U.S.

Sep 18
Crux Staff

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Vatican article on ‘ecumenism of hate’ in U.S. was long overdue

Aug 2, 2017
Steven A. Krueger

Pope Francis understands the need to secure national borders within a moral rubric that also provides for building bridges to connect our one human family, writes the president of Catholic Democrats. (AP)

Pope Francis: A sinner and a moral compass for our time

Feb 21, 2016
Steven A. Krueger