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Easter Vigil Mass celebrated by Archbishop John Wilson, at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, on April 4, 2026. (Credit: Archdiocese of Southwark.)

Premium article: Defense of life is a cornerstone of civilization, says British archbishop in interview

Following the recent failure of the assisted suicide bill in the UK, as well as the rejection of a similar bill in the French Senate, an English archbishop has said that defending life from conception to death is a key marker of a civilized society.

May 20
Fionn Shiner

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Credit: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP.)

Catholic leaders say fear grips eastern DRC over Ebola virus outbreak

May 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert on the set of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in New York on May 6, 2026. (Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP.)

Many Catholics mourning the loss of late-night host Stephen Colbert’s show

May 20
Mark Kennedy

Catholic bishops of Pakistan meet with Pope Leo XIV on May 15, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pakistan bishop tells Crux Now meeting with Pope Leo was ‘fruitful’

May 20
Nirmala Carvalho

A man kneels next to the coffins of sisters Liubava and Vira Yakovleva, killed by a Russian rocket strike during their funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 19, 2026. (Credit: Evygeniy Maloletka/AP.)

Kyiv holds a funeral for 2 young sisters killed by a Russian missile strike

May 20
Hanna Arhirova,
Vasilisa Stepanenko

Professional mourners grieve alongside family members and friends of the deceased during a funeral on the outskirts of Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Credit: Asa Wallin/AP.)

Kenya’s professional mourners help grieving families and keep tradition alive

May 20
Åsa Wallin

Publisher’s Note: Why Reader Support Matters More Than Ever

May 7
Deirdre Brennan

Catholic bishops of Pakistan meet with Pope Leo XIV on May 15, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pakistan bishop tells Crux Now meeting with Pope Leo was ‘fruitful’

May 20
Nirmala Carvalho

A man kneels next to the coffins of sisters Liubava and Vira Yakovleva, killed by a Russian rocket strike during their funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 19, 2026. (Credit: Evygeniy Maloletka/AP.)

Kyiv holds a funeral for 2 young sisters killed by a Russian missile strike

May 20
Hanna Arhirova,
Vasilisa Stepanenko

Professional mourners grieve alongside family members and friends of the deceased during a funeral on the outskirts of Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Credit: Asa Wallin/AP.)

Kenya’s professional mourners help grieving families and keep tradition alive

May 20
Åsa Wallin

Publisher’s Note: Why Reader Support Matters More Than Ever

May 7
Deirdre Brennan

Publisher’s Note: Why Reader Support Matters More Than Ever

May 7
Deirdre Brennan

Killings related to land disputes in Brazil doubled in 2025, church organization reports

May 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25

May 18
Nicole Winfield

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

May 18
Andrea Rosa

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