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Electrifying, maverick Pope Francis leaves behind ‘roller coaster’ legacy

Church in Europe

Arrest of Italian priest for abuse may renew calls for national reckoning

Apr 17
Crux Staff

Clergy attend the beatification Mass of Carlo Acutis in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 10, 2020. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Assisi- Nocera Umbra- Gualdo Tadino.)

New documentary looks at life of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized this month

Apr 16
Charles Collins

St. Peter's decked out with Dutch flowers in 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Dutch floral gift for Vatican Easter a tradition ‘too beautiful to let go to waste’

Apr 16
Luuk van den Einden - Katholiek Nieuwsblad

Police officers look at a crater made by a drone near apartment houses following Russia’s night attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. (Credit: Yevhen Titov/AP.)

Ukrainian bishop says citizens will ‘bravely defend their country’

Mar 31
Charles Collins

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle as they drive on a road between Izium and Lyman in Ukraine, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Ukraine sees 3 years of war: Catholic aid groups bring hope to Ukrainians facing uncertain future

Feb 24
Charles Collins

Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of their comrade Andrii Neshodovskiy during the funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Credit: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP.)

Ukrainian Major Archbishop visits U.S., urges politicians to ignore pro-Russian propaganda

Feb 20
Charles Collins

Demonstrators chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

European bishops urge investment in peace, rebuilding in Syria

Feb 20
Elise Ann Allen

Top cardinal warns ‘arbitrariness’ of Trump actions is ‘dangerous’

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Mario Paredes, general director of SOMOS Community Care, at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Immigrant medical man in U.S. says Pope is confronting Trump’s ‘walls of ignominy’

Feb 15
José Manuel Vidal,
Religión Digital

A UN armored personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

European Parliament, COMECE president issue calls for EU action on DRC crisis

Feb 14
Crux Staff

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Category: Church in Europe | Crux

Electrifying, maverick Pope Francis leaves behind ‘roller coaster’ legacy

Apr 21
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope, Vance have unusual Easter tête-à-tête at the Vatican

Apr 20
Elise Ann Allen

No two saints are exactly alike; Jesus calls each of us as we are

Apr 20
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Vance, top Vatican aides discussed migration, religious freedom, political tension

Apr 19
Elise Ann Allen