Interviews

New head of English Catholic charitable arm looks to post-COVID world
- May 6, 2021
Taking on his new position as head of the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Raymond Friel has been immediately faced with the challenge of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting’s the Church’s social ministry.

By Charles Collins
Anti-abuse center gets upgrade, sensing both progress and frustration
- May 3, 2021
Last week, a well-known center at one of Rome’s pontifical universities aimed at protecting children from clerical sexual abuse, and beyond, was upgraded to an institute of anthropology, giving the Church’s most respected academic outfit devoted to child protection room to grow.

By Inés San Martín
Vatican tackles psychological fallout from Covid pandemic
- May 1, 2021
One of the less documented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the impact of lockdowns, uncertainties and restrictions on the mental health of the millions who’ve had a first-hand experience of the virus, either due to the loss of a loved one, as first responders or as newly unemployed workers.

By Inés San Martín

Nobertines see new springtime as they mark 900th anniversary
- May 1, 2021
The Norbetine Fathers are marking their 900th anniversary.

By Charles C. Camosy

New novel explores lives of the ‘peace generation’ in Northern Ireland
- Apr 30, 2021
A new young adult novel chronicles the story of the generation born after the peace, and the strains that still exists between Northern Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities.

By Charles Collins
Mozambique’s ‘intensifying conflict’ affecting humanitarian effort in Cabo Delgado
- Apr 29, 2021
As Islamic State-affiliated insurgents continue to wreak havoc in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, tens of thousands are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.

By Ngala Killian Chimtom
New book looks into the importance of the Real Presence in life of the Church
- Apr 28, 2021
Timothy P. O’Malley speaks to Crux about his new book, “Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter?”

By Charles C. Camosy
Ukraine conflict a global threat, U.S. archbishop warns
- Apr 23, 2021
With Russia building up its troops in the border with Ukraine, Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the current head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, is warning the conflict is not only a threat for the region, but for the world.

By Inés San Martín