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A group working to define and classify the crime of spiritual abuse in Canon Law is making progress and forging ahead, with its leader confirmed despite being transferred to another department.

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says without Christ, life becomes ‘wandering without a goal’

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Japan's death chamber. (Credit: AP.)

Cardinal calls for Japan to stop using the death penalty

Oct 15
Nirmala Carvalho

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15
Charles Collins

The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, in Madrid. (Credit: Government of Spain via Wikimedia.)

Spanish health minister faces criminal complaint for downplaying adverse consequences of abortion

Oct 15
Fionn Shiner

Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

New Hampshire court rules in clergy abuse case that 2020 law cannot be applied retroactively

Oct 15
Holly Ramer,
Associated Press

Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Oct 14
Elise Ann Allen

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15
Charles Collins

The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, in Madrid. (Credit: Government of Spain via Wikimedia.)

Spanish health minister faces criminal complaint for downplaying adverse consequences of abortion

Oct 15
Fionn Shiner

Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

New Hampshire court rules in clergy abuse case that 2020 law cannot be applied retroactively

Oct 15
Holly Ramer,
Associated Press

Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Oct 14
Elise Ann Allen

Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Oct 14
Elise Ann Allen

Catholic leaders urge Filipinos to wear white against corruption

Oct 14
Joseph San Mateo

Venezuelan Catholics among those quietly celebrating Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado

Oct 14
Eduardo Campos Lima

Religion may be rising among young people in Northern Ireland, says new poll

Oct 11
Charles Collins

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Vatican appoints judges to hear Rupnik case

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics have opportunity to support foreign missions

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Fate of US citizen arrested in India uncertain

Oct 12
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in the Vatican press office on Sept. 27, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Medechini/AP.)

Card. Tagle rebukes corrupt politicians in Philippines

Oct 12
Joseph San Mateo

Pope: Marian spirituality inspires encounter, pursuit of justice

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

Women mourn the death of a family member following the attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Nigerian officials blast US lawmakers over claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria

Oct 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Some assailants set off two cocktail explosions in quick succession at the main gate of the Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 8, 2025. (Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario.)

Arrest made in attack on Catholic church in Bangladesh

Oct 11
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Pope tells consecrated men, women to continue path of synodality

Oct 11
Elise Ann Allen

Brazil: Life week mobilizes Catholics, other Christians

Oct 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Leo XIV publishes first major document of pontificate

Oct 9
Crux Staff

Pope Leo XIV to USCCB Migrants chair: “I will stand with you.”

Oct 9
Elise Ann Allen

Starvation as weapon in war-torn Sudan

Oct 8
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Vatican appoints judges to hear Rupnik case

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics have opportunity to support foreign missions

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Fate of US citizen arrested in India uncertain

Oct 12
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in the Vatican press office on Sept. 27, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Medechini/AP.)

Card. Tagle rebukes corrupt politicians in Philippines

Oct 12
Joseph San Mateo

Pope: Marian spirituality inspires encounter, pursuit of justice

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

Women mourn the death of a family member following the attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Nigerian officials blast US lawmakers over claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria

Oct 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Arrest made in attack on Catholic church in Bangladesh

Oct 11
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Pope tells consecrated men, women to continue path of synodality

Oct 11
Elise Ann Allen

Brazil: Life week mobilizes Catholics, other Christians

Oct 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Leo XIV publishes first major document of pontificate

Oct 9
Crux Staff

John L. Allen, Jr.

Unless you’re American, Pope’s comments on ‘pro-life’ were just common sense

Oct 5
John L. Allen Jr.

Rapid aging of society creates potential ‘boom cycle’ for Catholicism

Oct 4
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Leo channels his inner Benedict XVI by extolling ‘healthy secularism’

Sep 30
John L. Allen Jr.

Expert says Pope’s Crux interview reflects ‘authenticity’ in dealing with sex abuse

Sep 29
John L. Allen Jr.

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

Sep 28
John L. Allen Jr.

Charles Collins

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says without Christ, life becomes ‘wandering without a goal’

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, an Irish a major place of pilgrimage. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Religion may be rising among young people in Northern Ireland, says new poll

Oct 11
Charles Collins

Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

Pope Leo says ‘violence, forced exile, or revenge’ not a solution in Holy Land

Sep 22
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV with participants of a Jubilee Meeting organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) on the future of the family in the Vatican on Sep. 19, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells Jubilee attendees to protect the family

Sep 19
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Group defining crime of spiritual abuse making good progress, cardinal says

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Oct 14
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican appoints judges to hear Rupnik case

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics have opportunity to support foreign missions

Oct 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope: Marian spirituality inspires encounter, pursuit of justice

Oct 12
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

On purpose or not, Pope grabs third rail of US, Catholic politics with both hands

Oct 2
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Dolan on Pope Leo: ‘A successor, not a continuator’ of Francis

Sep 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV: Leveraging the Church’s ‘expertise in humanity’

Sep 1
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV blesses members of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization on August 29, 2025 (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo is showing his Augustinian roots when speaking politics

Aug 31
Christopher R. Altieri

New book finds strong reason for hope despite Church’s receding footprint

Aug 30
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