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Thousands of people gathered in the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis for the beatification Mass of Fulton J. Sheen.

Fulton J. Sheen declared Blessed in St. Louis

Sep 25
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass

Sep 26
Nicole Winfield

Euthanasia of Dutch child, nearly 2, is ‘mercy’ being used to justify questionable actions, cardinal tells Crux Now

Sep 25
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

Sep 25
Nicole Winfield,
Sylvie Corbet

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Thibault Camus/AP.)

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

Bishop Fulton Sheen in New York City on Oct. 26, 1966. (Credit: Associated Press.)

The ‘great enigma’ of modern media’s patron, Blessed Fulton Sheen

Sep 27
Charles Collins

Protestors block the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1 march in the first parade for almost 30 years in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Peter Morrison/PA via AP.)

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead

Sep 27
Pan Pylas

People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
Associated Press

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Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Laurent Cipriani/AP.)

Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 27
Samuel Petrequin

People enter the Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire basilica in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2026 . (Credit: Fred Scheiber/AP.)

Pope Leo will head to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 24
Samuel Petrequin

Belgian bishops propose prayer for gay couples, not marriage

Sep 20, 2022
Nicole Winfield,
Samuel Petrequin

Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban

Jun 3, 2022
Samuel Petrequin

Belgium: Mixed-race women lose crime against humanity suit

Dec 10, 2021
Samuel Petrequin

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium seek reparation

Oct 14, 2021
Samuel Petrequin

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress

Jul 1, 2020
Samuel Petrequin

Mixed-race women sue Belgium for placement in Church-run facilities

Jun 26, 2020
Samuel Petrequin

More yellow vest protests despite Notre Dame fire

Apr 19, 2019
Samuel Petrequin