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Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

Church in Europe

Pope asks for fairer solutions in story of disabled Spanish woman, 87, evicted from her home

Sep 29
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV next to Vatican Press Officer Matteo Bruni on the papal plane from Metz, France, to Rome, Italy, on Sep. 28, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pope Leo says German far right’s views on Christianity ‘not authentic’

Sep 29
Charles Collins

Fathers Ubaldo Marchioni, Elia Comini and Martino Capelli. (Credit: Archdiocese of Bologna.)

Three Italian priests killed by Nazis beatified in Bologna

Sep 28
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV is congratulated by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, after his speech at the meeting At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity with, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

People enter the Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire basilica in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2026 . (Credit: Fred Scheiber/AP.)

‘This brought me reconciliation’: Abuse survivors praise Sunday’s meeting with Pope Leo

Sep 28
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, to attend an interreligious meeting at the Robert Schuman Convention Centre, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Thibault Camus/AP.)

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Laurent Cipriani/AP.)

Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 27
Samuel Petrequin

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP.)

Pope urges protection of weakest at French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

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Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

Sep 29
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Pope asks for fairer solutions in story of disabled Spanish woman, 87, evicted from her home

Sep 29
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Pope Leo says German far right’s views on Christianity ‘not authentic’

Sep 29
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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Sep 28
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