Latest

Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond

The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

News Analysis

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Pope Leo XIV seems to know the issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than a barroom debate, as the new technology continues to grow at an exponential rate.

Feb 19
Charles Collins

Gold crosses and statues adorn confessional rooms at St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston, on April 13, 2019. (Credit: Wong Maye-E/AP.)

Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

Feb 19
Giovanna Dell'Orto,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his open-air weekly general audience, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Francesca Primavilla, Associated Press

The Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, is seen at sunset in Czestochowa, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (Credit: Michal Dyjuk/AP.)

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

Feb 19
Claudia Ciobanu,
Associated Press

A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Feb 19
Associated Press

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

Feb 19
Nicole Winfield,
Francesca Primavilla, Associated Press

The Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, is seen at sunset in Czestochowa, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (Credit: Michal Dyjuk/AP.)

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

Feb 19
Claudia Ciobanu,
Associated Press

A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

Feb 19
Associated Press

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace

Feb 18
Crux Staff

Diocese of Camden, NJ reaches $180 million abuse settlement

Feb 18
Crux Staff

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Latest

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

Government supporters carry a cutout of former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

Feb 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

Feb 18
Nirmala Carvalho

Spanish archbishop calls burqa ‘discrimination against women’ while urging respect of religious beliefs

Feb 18
Fionn Shiner

Caritas Bangladesh, already active, seeks to do more

Feb 18
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Attendees participate in the annual Krewe of Muses parade during the Mardi Gras season on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in New Orleans. (Credit: Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP.)

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season

Feb 18
Sara Cline,
Associated Press

‘Nostalgia, measured optimism, and a forlorn feeling’: Bp Matthew Kukah on 30 years of Ecclesia in Africa

Feb 17
Ngala Killian Chimtom

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Feb 17
Christopher R. Altieri

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Wedding of trans couple in Argentina is null, archbishop says

Feb 17
Eduardo Campos Lima

A 60-year mystery ends as Colombian officials identify the remains of guerrilla priest Camilo Torres

Feb 17
Manuel Rueda,
Associated Press

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection — and fish fries

Feb 16
Peter Smith,
Associated Press

Global

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

Government supporters carry a cutout of former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

Feb 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

Feb 18
Nirmala Carvalho

Spanish archbishop calls burqa ‘discrimination against women’ while urging respect of religious beliefs

Feb 18
Fionn Shiner

Caritas Bangladesh, already active, seeks to do more

Feb 18
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Attendees participate in the annual Krewe of Muses parade during the Mardi Gras season on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in New Orleans. (Credit: Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP.)

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season

Feb 18
Sara Cline,
Associated Press

‘Nostalgia, measured optimism, and a forlorn feeling’: Bp Matthew Kukah on 30 years of Ecclesia in Africa

Feb 17
Ngala Killian Chimtom

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Feb 17
Christopher R. Altieri

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Wedding of trans couple in Argentina is null, archbishop says

Feb 17
Eduardo Campos Lima

John L. Allen, Jr.

Pope John Paul II gives the noon blessing in Perugia, Italy, October 26, 1986. (Credit: Gianni Foggia/Associated Press.)

Leo wasn’t contradicting John Paul II on ‘pro-life,’ he was echoing him

Nov 15, 2025
John L. Allen Jr.

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

Oct 5, 2025
John L. Allen Jr.

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

Oct 4, 2025
John L. Allen Jr.

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

Sep 30, 2025
John L. Allen Jr.

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

Sep 29, 2025
John L. Allen Jr.

Charles Collins

The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Feb 19
Charles Collins

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (Credit: Alex Brandon/Pool photo via AP.)

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

Feb 16
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

Feb 10
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Pope makes first visit to Roman parish, issuing call to humility and peace

Feb 15
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo prays for Madagascar, observes Lunar New Year

Feb 15
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Feb 17
Christopher R. Altieri

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post

Feb 10
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope receives Courage International leadership delegation

Feb 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV’s remarks to Doctrine office give subtle signals

Feb 1
Christopher R. Altieri

Father John Wauck blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

Most Read

Friends of Crux

Crux’s Daily Newsletter

Today's top stories delivered straight into your inbox.

Friends of Crux