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‘Techie teen’, mountaineer to get halos during jubilee year

‘Techie teen’, mountaineer to get halos during jubilee year

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonization dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular young saints-in-the-making: the “techie teen” Carlo Acutis, and outdoorsman and activist Piero Giorgio Frassati.

Nov 20
Elise Ann Allen

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle as they drive on a road between Izium and Lyman in Ukraine, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Pope and Ukrainian Major Archbishop mark 1000 days of Russian invasion

Nov 20
Crux Staff

Dave West, left, and his brother Larry West, both of Fort Worth, Texas, demonstrate outside the hotel where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are meeting in Dallas on June 14. 2002. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

Survivors and safeguarding experts call on Vatican to remove all abusers

Nov 20
Charles Collins

Charred homes sit in piles of ash in Mwe Tone village of Pale township in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2022. (Credit: AP Photo.)

Myanmar church can be helped with Synodality, Japanese cardinal-elect says

Nov 20
Nirmala Carvalho

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher arrives at the Catholic University of Central Africa as Cameroon (Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom.)

Vatican diplomat marks anniversary of framework agreement in Cameroon

Nov 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Christian groups in UK call on banks to stop supporting fossil fuels

Nov 19
Charles Collins

Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope over calling Gaza a ‘genocide’

Nov 19
Crux Staff

Charred homes sit in piles of ash in Mwe Tone village of Pale township in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2022. (Credit: AP Photo.)

Myanmar church can be helped with Synodality, Japanese cardinal-elect says

Nov 20
Nirmala Carvalho

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher arrives at the Catholic University of Central Africa as Cameroon (Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom.)

Vatican diplomat marks anniversary of framework agreement in Cameroon

Nov 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Christian groups in UK call on banks to stop supporting fossil fuels

Nov 19
Charles Collins

Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope over calling Gaza a ‘genocide’

Nov 19
Crux Staff

Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope over calling Gaza a ‘genocide’

Nov 19
Crux Staff

A case study in how the Vatican’s abuse reform efforts have failed

Nov 18
Elise Ann Allen

Catholic bishops in Gabon call referendum ‘a step toward democratic restoration’

Nov 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Bolivian bishops call for dialogue amid political crisis, but few people listen

Nov 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi in India. (Credit: Archdiocese of Ranchi.)

Archbishop in India marks World Day of the Poor

Nov 18
Nirmala Carvalho

The body of Saint John Mary Vianney, entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France. The face is covered with a wax mask. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Faith, hope and love are the central virtues of the Christian life

Nov 17
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Saga of Argentine ex-priest (we think) captures perils of pre-fabricated scripts

Nov 17
John L. Allen Jr.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Credit: Peter Byrne/PA via AP.)

British bishops call for ‘compassion’ ahead of vote in Parliament on assisted suicide

Nov 16
Charles Collins

Two more Italian priests sanctioned for claiming Francis is ‘anti-pope’

Nov 16
Crux Staff

Ex-members of women’s branch of troubled Peru movement say abuse was widespread

Nov 16
Elise Ann Allen

Rather than turf wars, Argentine case may turn on difference between bad judgment and abuse

Nov 15
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso poses in his office in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Giovanna Dell'Orto/AP.)

Following Trump’s election, El Paso bishop expresses concern for migrants in the U.S.

Nov 15
John Lavenburg

Catholic bishop praises Mauritius election results for improving democracy

Nov 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

U.S. bishops vote to prioritize evangelizing the unaffiliated, disaffiliated, and youth

Nov 14
John Lavenburg

‘King of the Con’ busted for impersonating Vatican prelate to get a loan

Nov 14
Crux Staff

CRS and the STaR Project: Pioneering hope in the Lake Chad region of Africa

Nov 14
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi in India. (Credit: Archdiocese of Ranchi.)

Archbishop in India marks World Day of the Poor

Nov 18
Nirmala Carvalho

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Credit: Peter Byrne/PA via AP.)

British bishops call for ‘compassion’ ahead of vote in Parliament on assisted suicide

Nov 16
Charles Collins

Two more Italian priests sanctioned for claiming Francis is ‘anti-pope’

Nov 16
Crux Staff

Ex-members of women’s branch of troubled Peru movement say abuse was widespread

Nov 16
Elise Ann Allen

Rather than turf wars, Argentine case may turn on difference between bad judgment and abuse

Nov 15
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso poses in his office in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Giovanna Dell'Orto/AP.)

Following Trump’s election, El Paso bishop expresses concern for migrants in the U.S.

Nov 15
John Lavenburg

Catholic bishop praises Mauritius election results for improving democracy

Nov 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

U.S. bishops vote to prioritize evangelizing the unaffiliated, disaffiliated, and youth

Nov 14
John Lavenburg

‘King of the Con’ busted for impersonating Vatican prelate to get a loan

Nov 14
Crux Staff

CRS and the STaR Project: Pioneering hope in the Lake Chad region of Africa

Nov 14
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Nov 17
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Nov 12
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Nov 10
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Nov 5
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Nov 3
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Dave West, left, and his brother Larry West, both of Fort Worth, Texas, demonstrate outside the hotel where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are meeting in Dallas on June 14. 2002. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

Survivors and safeguarding experts call on Vatican to remove all abusers

Nov 20
Charles Collins

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Christian groups in UK call on banks to stop supporting fossil fuels

Nov 19
Charles Collins

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Credit: Peter Byrne/PA via AP.)

British bishops call for ‘compassion’ ahead of vote in Parliament on assisted suicide

Nov 16
Charles Collins

Campaigners argue that governments must tax major polluters such as fossil fuel companies to raise further money to fund the climate finance pot. (Credit: CAFOD.)

Catholic charity praises British promises at COP29 summit in Baku

Nov 13
Charles Collins

Monumental statue of Saint Patrick on hill Slieve Patrick in County Down in Northern Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Giant statue of Saint Patrick in Ireland to be highlighted on Red Wednesday

Nov 12
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

‘Techie teen’, mountaineer to get halos during jubilee year

Nov 20
Elise Ann Allen

A case study in how the Vatican’s abuse reform efforts have failed

Nov 18
Elise Ann Allen

Ex-members of women’s branch of troubled Peru movement say abuse was widespread

Nov 16
Elise Ann Allen

Rather than turf wars, Argentine case may turn on difference between bad judgment and abuse

Nov 15
Elise Ann Allen

Ex-members say women’s branch of Peru group reflects same pattern of abuse

Nov 12
Elise Ann Allen

John Lavenburg

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso poses in his office in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Giovanna Dell'Orto/AP.)

Following Trump’s election, El Paso bishop expresses concern for migrants in the U.S.

Nov 15
John Lavenburg

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Bishops' Conference secretary, presents on the conference's new mission directive on Nov. 13. The new mission directive, which was overwhelmingly approved, prioritizes evangelizing the disaffiliated, unaffiliated, and young people. (Credit: USCCB Public Affairs.)

U.S. bishops vote to prioritize evangelizing the unaffiliated, disaffiliated, and youth

Nov 14
John Lavenburg

President Donald Trump appears on Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP.)

On presidential election result, American bishops emphasize longtime pastoral priorities

Nov 13
John Lavenburg

Cardinal Christophe Pierre delivers remarks to American bishops at the USCCB 2024 Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. (Credit: USCCB.)

In separate addresses on the synod and Eucharistic revival, Church leaders emphasize work that lies ahead

Nov 13
John Lavenburg

People at an election night watch party react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

As abortion rights amendments succeed, American Catholic leaders pledge to continue advocacy

Nov 7
John Lavenburg

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