Interviews

Is a 16th century friar the ‘inventor’ of papal history?
- Jun 10, 2020
Many of the fundamental historical questions surrounding the Protestant Reformation remain open, and one little-known 16th century Italian scholar might be a key to finding answers. Onofrio Panvinio was an Augustinian friar who traveled across Italy to search out the documentation surrounding the history of the papacy.

By Charles Collins
Staff working hard to protect seniors at Catholic nursing homes during pandemic
- Jun 8, 2020
Since 2006, Thomas Blonski has been president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, one of the state’s largest social services organizations. He is working to protect seniors at Catholic Charities-run care facilities.

By Charles C. Camosy
Path to peace difficult to discern in Central African Republic
- Jun 5, 2020
Peace has been a difficult goal to achieve in the Central African Republic.

By Crux Staff

Supreme Court decision could affect abortion debate in America
- May 30, 2020
Mary Ziegler is the Stearns Weaver Miller Professor at Florida State University College of Law. Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Garrow has called her “the premier historian of abortion in the post-Roe era.”

By Charles C. Camosy
Catholic Church suffering violence in Ethiopia, Eritrea
- May 29, 2020
Over the past two years, over 30 churches have been attacked in Ethiopia – half burned to the ground – leaving over 100 people dead. In Eritrea, where Catholics make up just about 4 percent of the population, Church-run schools and hospitals have been forcefully shut down by the government.

By Crux Staff
Church must be ready to deal with post-COVID ‘apocalyptic’ scenarios, author claims
- May 26, 2020
Michael J. Baxter teaches Religious Studies and is Director of Catholic Studies at Regis University in Denver. He spoke to Crux about apocalyptic scenarios and the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Charles C. Camosy