Crux Now Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Europe’s bishops hope Pope Leo will move the needle with Trump adminby Elise Ann Allen on May 24, 2025 at 10:41 am
After meeting Pope Leo XIV Friday, several European bishops said one primary joint concern was the exclusion of the European Union from key international negotiations by the United States, such as peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine.
- Murderer of Jesuit missionary in Brazil convicted 38 years after crimeby Eduardo Campos Lima on May 24, 2025 at 10:41 am
Thirty-eight years after the brutal killing of Spanish-born Jesuit missionary Vicente Cañas in the Amazonian State of Mato Grosso, the Brazilian judiciary finally issued an arrest warrant against one of the murderers.
- Nigerian Archbishop says faith groups have become ‘soft targets’ for terroristsby Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 24, 2025 at 10:41 am
A leading Nigerian prelate says faith-based organizations in the Sahel region have become soft targets for extremists.
- Pope Leo’s first curial appointment signals continuity on womenby Elise Ann Allen on May 23, 2025 at 8:44 am
If his early decisions are any indication, it is likely that Pope Leo XIV will continue Pope Francis's reforms not only on social issues, but also on women and their inclusion in top positions at the Vatican and within the Roman curia.
- Filipino Cardinal David meets senior Latter-day Saints leader after Rome tripby Joseph San Mateo on May 23, 2025 at 8:41 am
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David met with a visiting senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday, the Filipino prelate’s first day back in Manila after a nearly monthlong trip to Rome.