Crux Now Taking the Catholic Pulse
- British archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ at reintroduction of assisted suicide bill to parliament
by Fionn Shiner on June 16, 2026 at 1:14 pmFollowing news that a member of the British Parliament intends to reintroduce the assisted suicide bill into parliament after it recently ran out of parliamentary time, an archbishop has said why he considers the bill to be dangerous and flawed.
- A Russian barrage in Ukraine kills 11 and damages a landmark cathedral
by Hanna Arhirova on June 16, 2026 at 12:48 pmA cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early Monday as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people.
- The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ
by Karel Janicek on June 16, 2026 at 12:39 pmPrague’s St. Vitus Cathedral had its new organ inaugurated on Monday, giving the 700-year-old building, the largest in the Czech Republic, a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts.
- In far West Texas, the threat of land seizures for a border wall has families on edge
by Uriel J. Garcia/ The Texas Tribune on June 16, 2026 at 12:30 pmWhat is clear is that the federal government has threatened to seize land along broad swaths of the Rio Grande away from parks.
- JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in ‘Communion,’ his first book since ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
by Meg Kinnard on June 16, 2026 at 12:22 pmVice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign.