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Cardinal says priest who sent favorable letters to U.S. judge about El Mencho’s children ‘messed up’
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (978+ words) Guadalajara Cathedral, Mexico. Image via Wikimedia Commons: Elserbio00, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, the Archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, as criticized a priest who sent letters to a judge in the United States on behalf of a slain Mexican drug lord's…...
Church should take a ‘critical and prophetic stance’ towards polarizing rhetoric, says Spanish archbishop
15+ hour ago (773+ words) As political polarization rises across Europe, a Spanish archbishop has warned that the Church should avoid being dragged into "partisan conflicts" while still emphasizing Christian values in the face of polarizing rhetoric. In an exclusive interview with Crux Now, Archbishop…...
Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (485+ words) The Vatican on Saturday gave the media a sneak peak to the cleaning operation, which is taking place on a floor-to-ceiling scaffolding that has obscured the imposing fresco of heaven and hell that dominates the front of the chapel. The…...
In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (718+ words) L-R: Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Card. Robert McElroy, Card, Christophe Pierre, and Card. Joseph Tobin celebrate Mass in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul, MN, on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Image credit: AP/Mark Vancleave) In St. Paul on Friday,…...
Japanese cardinal says a ‘polite persecution’ faces Christians in Japan
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (724+ words) Then-Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.) A "polite persecution" is facing Japan that threatens the guarantees given to the…...
Filipinos remember prophetic Cardinal Sin on 40th People Power anniversary
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1124+ words) Cardinal Jaime Sin hosted both of Pope John Paul II's visits to the Philippines in 1981 and 1995. (Credit: Ryansean071/Wikimedia Commons.) MANILA, Philippines " It was the prophetic voice of Cardinal Jaime Sin, the archbishop of Manila, that heralded the end of one…...
In ‘El Mencho’s’ last redoubt, a crucifix, saint candles and a handwritten psalm
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (636+ words) Trees and buildings dot Tapalpa, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (Credit: Marco Ugarte/AP.) MEXICO CITY " Items found inside the final redoubt in…...
Card. Ambongo leads historic call for fundamental change in African water management
4+ day, 18+ min ago (944+ words) Mwamanongu Village water source, Tanzania. "In Meatu district, Shinyanga region, Tanzania, water most often comes from open holes dug in the sand of dry riverbeds, and it is invariably contaminated." Image credit: Bob Metcalf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons As…...
Vatican official tells UN so-called ‘new rights’ can attack religious freedom
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (538+ words) The Palais des Nations, the main building of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. (Credit: Wikimedia.) Today's persecution of Christians is one of the most prevalent crises in the world today, a Vatican official has told the United Nations....
A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (698+ words) The Lenten retreat takes place in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.) LEICESTER, United Kingdom " There is a "prophetic challenge" facing the Church in today's world with the rise of "digital, artificial" media,…...