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Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about LGBTQ+ issues and the liturgy

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Pope makes saints of youth icons who capture cornerstones of his agenda

Sep 7
Elise Ann Allen

Children dressed in feather costumes attend a Mass celebrating Saint Francisco Solano at his namesake chapel in Emboscada, Paraguay, Thursday, July 24, 2025. Catholic parishioners in Paraguay don bird-like costumes and parade the streets to honor the 16th century saint said to possess miraculous powers. (Credit: Jorge Saenz/AP.)

Despite rainy weather, Catholics in a Paraguayan town dress as birds to honor their patron saint

Jul 25
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

Jun 29
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

(Credit: Pixabay.)

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

Apr 20
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

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

Exposition of the Holy Face in St. Peter's Basilica on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Fabric of St. Peter in the Vatican.)

Veil of Veronica a sign of hope for modern times, Vatican official says

Apr 10
Elise Ann Allen

Blessed José Gregório Hernández. (Credit: Public Domain.)

Venezuelans wait for canonization of folk saint José Gregório

Mar 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

(Credit: Wikimedia.)

Saints are a ‘Cloud of Witnesses’ guiding us to union with God

Feb 16
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Quidenham in Norfolk, England. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

The Martyrs of Compiègne of French Revolution are canonized after ‘walking together’

Dec 19, 2024
Charles Collins

Relics of St. Francis Xavier. (Credit: Government of Goa.)

Relics of St. Francis Xavier shown in Goa, India

Nov 23, 2024
Nirmala Carvalho

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Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about LGBTQ+ issues and the liturgy

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Pope Leo speaks to Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about Gaza, China, and the U.S.

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Pope Leo tells Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about the Curia and Vatican finances

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