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Bishops join case at Philippines’ top court to stop political dynasties

A woman takes pictures in front of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, where the pope usually delivers his noontime Angelus prayer from the window of his private studio on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Top papal aide says Francis is resting, not taking meetings or visits

Mar 31
Elise Ann Allen

A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of the Canadian Martyrs, June 28, 2024, in Rome. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Jesuits make broad offer of reparations to women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist

Mar 31
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope John Paul II. (Credit: AP.)

New research finds ‘John Paul II effect’ on boosting fertility in Latin America

Apr 1
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Godfrey Okoye University Campus in Thinkers Corner in Enugu, Nigeria. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Catholic leader urges the African Church to use Lent for economic decolonization

Apr 1
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Pope John Paul II. (Credit: AP.)

New research finds ‘John Paul II effect’ on boosting fertility in Latin America

Apr 1
Crux Staff

Newly unearthed memo shows Vatican denying ransom payment in ‘Vatican Girl’ case

Mar 29
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Veteran Vatican watcher looks back on 50 years of papal communication

Mar 24
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Ordinations taking place in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Francis says ‘confused messages’ in the world are hurting young people, urges vocations

Mar 20
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People walk at dusk in St Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP.)

On the first night of Lent, Pope Francis has a restful night

Mar 6
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Francis’s current stay nowhere near the record for papal hospitalizations

Feb 27
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Roberta Flack, legendary songstress who performed for JPII, dead at 88

Feb 25
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Bishop Carlos María Domínguez. (Credit: Diocese of San Rafael.)

Bishop in Argentina resigns for ‘personal’ reasons after 2 years in office

Feb 14
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A UN armored personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

European Parliament, COMECE president issue calls for EU action on DRC crisis

Feb 14
Crux Staff

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.)

Bishops join case at Philippines’ top court to stop political dynasties

Apr 2
Joseph San Mateo

American Cardinal Robert Prevost leads a rosary for Pope Francis's health and recovery in St. Peter's Square on March 3, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

SNAP complaint against top cardinal involves priest defrocked for sexual misconduct

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

The Palace of Westminster in London, the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British cardinal says proposed legalization on assisted suicide ‘deeply flawed’

Apr 2
Charles Collins

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho