Interviews

Cardinal Tumi says things improving in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone areas
- Jan 27, 2020
Cardinal Christian Tumi is a known critic of the Cameroon government, yet he was one of those chosen by the regime to lead a “peace caravan” to the West African country’s troubled Anglophone regions.

By Crux Staff
There are habits that can help parents pass down faith, researcher says
- Jan 27, 2020
Christian Smith is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and author of ‘Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America.’ He spoke to Crux.

By Charles C. Camosy
Pope Francis uses liturgy to help ‘hear the voice of the Lord and feel welcomed’
- Jan 25, 2020
Monsignor Kevin Irwin believes that liturgy can aid priests in having the smell of the sheep.

By Christopher White

What does a bishop think sitting next to the pope? “My mother’s scolding ‘sit up straight!'”
- Jan 24, 2020
On Friday, President Donald Trump will become the first U.S. president to attend the March for Life in Washington. According to Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, his participation is a political move in an election year.

By Inés San Martín
What the Hell? Saints’ visions of the damned ‘an act of mercy,’ author says
- Jan 21, 2020
Hell is the final guarantee that what we do here and now really matters: That’s the message Paul Thigpen gives in the book “Saints Who Saw Hell: And Other Catholic Witnesses to the Fate of the Damned.”

By Kathryn Jean Lopez
End-of-life care the real battleground of moral theology, author says
- Jan 20, 2020
Father Jeffrey Francis Kirby is the author of 2019’s “We Are the Lord’s: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions.” As the Church prepares to mark the World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, which in 2020 is dedicated to end-of-life issues, Crux spoke to him about the book.

By Crux Staff