Crux Now Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Indonesian archbishop gives first-hand account of quake as Caritas, faithful respond to emergency
by Nirmala Carvalho on August 16, 2026 at 5:13 pm“It was terrible,” Archbishop Paulus Boedhie Kleden told Crux Now, "the magnitude and length of this earthquake were unlike anything I have felt before.”
- Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues
by Christopher R. Altieri on August 16, 2026 at 1:09 pmThe village of Taybeh has seen increasingly intense and frequently violent incursions by Israeli settlers over the past several months, leading the Israeli military last week to declare the town closed to non-residents.
- Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis
by Paolo Santalucia on August 16, 2026 at 12:41 pmThe remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge.
- There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
by Joseph Krauss on August 16, 2026 at 12:28 pmThe Israeli government has built nearly 150 settlements that are home to well over 500,000 Jewish settlers. Many of the settlements resemble fully developed suburbs, with apartment blocks, shopping malls, parks and industrial zones.
- US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
by Annie Ma on August 16, 2026 at 12:19 pmThe Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families