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‘Our presence is our mission’: Redemptorists from India remain in war-weary Lebanon

Trump administration

President Rodrigo Duterte awards Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia the Order of Sikatuna with the Rank of Datu, the highest recognition given by the Philippine government to foreign ambassadors, Dec. 11, 2019. (Credit: Office of the President.)

New US nuncio Gabriele Caccia brings lessons from Duterte’s Philippines

Mar 18
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

In this image provided by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Feb. 16, 2026, shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s drill in the Persian Gulf on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Sepahnews via AP.)

Vatican office expresses ‘deep concern’ over stoppage at Straits of Hormuz

Mar 17
Crux Now Staff

Ed Martin speaks at an event at the Capitol in Washington, on June 13, 2023. (Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP.)

Justice Department official accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean

Mar 11
Michael Kunzelman

Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (Credit: Paul Sakuma/AP.)

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

Mar 10
David Bauder,
Lou Kesten

Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, left, and from right, Father Paolo Stacchiotti and Cardinal Baldo Reina listen to Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

As pope seeks dialogue and diplomacy, 2 US cardinals reject US-Israeli war in Iran

Mar 10
Nicole Winfield

A group of men inspect the ruins of a police station struck on Monday in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

US Cardinal Cupich questions legitimacy of war against Iran

Mar 5
Crux Now Staff

People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

Leading Vatican official says war in the Middle East could cause world ‘being set ablaze’

Mar 4
Crux Now Staff

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

Feb 27
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV receives the letters of credential of Brian F. Burch as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See during an audience Sept. 13, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

Feb 25
Elise Ann Allen

Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be Ambassador to The Holy See, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

Feb 25
Elise Ann Allen

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‘Our presence is our mission’: Redemptorists from India remain in war-weary Lebanon

Mar 19
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Pope Leo XIV convokes family ‘summit’ for bishops on 10th anniversary of predecessor’s ‘lightning rod’ document

Mar 19
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Icelandic police inspect priest’s comments on homosexuality

Mar 19
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As religious tensions rise, houses of worship in Maine look to beef up security

Mar 19
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