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Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (514+ words) 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.) ROME " Pope Leo XIV'will visit ground zero of Europe's migration drama, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in…...
Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (1236+ words) Gold crosses and statues adorn confessional rooms at St. Michael Archangel Catholic Church in Houston, on April 13, 2019. (Credit: Wong Maye-E/AP.) The Lenten period for penance started this week with'Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long…...
Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (1318+ words) The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.) Giving the homily during one of his daily Masses, Pope Francis made a remark to the effect that he would baptize aliens…...
A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (638+ words) 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 New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has'agreed to pay $180 million'in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest…...
Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (852+ words) Pope Leo XIV presides over Ash Wednesday Mass in the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ROME " Pope Leo inaugurated the Lenten season Wednesday lamenting the various "structures of sin" that exist in the world and…...
Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1358+ words) Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform by Christopher R. Altieri (224pp. Bloomsbury Continuum, 2025). Image courtesy of publisher. Only a few months after Augustinian Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to the papacy, taking Leo XIV as his name, Crux's then-senior editor…...
Diocese of Camden, NJ reaches $180 million abuse settlement
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (464+ words) Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Camden, NJ. Image courtesy of Camden diocese. The Diocese of Camden in the U.S. state of New Jersey has announced an agreement to pay a $180 million settlement to more than 300 survivors of clerical sexual…...
Pope Leo prays for Madagascar, observes Lunar New Year
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (663+ words) Pope Leo greets pilgrims druing his Sunday Angelus address Feb. 15, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ROME " Pope Leo on Sunday prayed for victims of two deadly cyclones in Madagascar and their families and asked that the upcoming Lunar New Year open a…...
Pope makes first visit to Roman parish, issuing call to humility and peace
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (994+ words) Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the parish of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia Lido Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot.) ROME " In his first visit to a Roman parish since his election nine months ago, Pope Leo XIV…...
During the Winter Games, some Milan churches are teaching Olympic values to thousands of kids
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (751+ words) Children receive snowflake-shaped medals inspired by the 2026 Winter Olympics during an activity organized by a parish oratory connected to the Church of Santa Eufemia in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Credit: Mar'a Teresa Hernandez/AP.) MILAN " Olympic podiums are where the…...