Taking the Catholic Pulse

Support Us
About Us
- Contact Details
- Advertising

Josh Boak

Associated Press

Latest Stories

Most Popular

© 2026 Crux Now Media, LLC

Privacy & Cookie Policy

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us
FAQs

Podcast:

Crux’s Newsletters

Today's top stories delivered straight into your inbox.

Email*

I consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.*

Author's Posts

President Donald Trump outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2026. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

Apr 14
Will Weissert,
Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 12, after leaving Miami. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with first American pontiff

Apr 13
Will Weissert,
Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden: Pope told him he should ‘keep receiving communion’

Oct 29, 2021
Josh Boak,
Zeke Miller, Nicole Winfield

Biden, pope to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican

Oct 29, 2021
Josh Boak,
Zeke Miller

Biden bound for global summits as domestic agenda in limbo

Oct 28, 2021
Josh Boak,
Zeke Miller

Sister Leticia "Letty" Ugboaja at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez/AP.)

Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

Jul 26
Valerie Gonzalez,
Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri becomes emotional during an interview with The Associated Press in Maryland, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 . (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump’s intervention

Jul 26
Didi Tang,
Associated Press

Mosaic by Father Marko Rupnik inside of Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: The Vatican still hasn’t learned how to deal with abuse allegations

Jul 26
Charles Collins

Pope renews appeals for Mideast peace

Jul 26
Crux Now Staff

Latest

Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: Sergei Grits/AP.)

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Jul 24
Kostya Manenkov

Mosaic by Father Marko Rupnik inside of Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: The Vatican still hasn’t learned how to deal with abuse allegations

Jul 26
Charles Collins

The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines

Jul 24
Celine S. Rosario,
María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press

Dalit Catholic burial dispute puts spotlight on struggle for equality

Jul 26
Nirmala Carvalho