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Pope Leo XIV pays tribute at the cemetery and on little Joussef's grave, in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to an island that has become a symbol of the risks faced by migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.(Credit: Pool Photo/Ciro Fusco, Via AP.)

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

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Schismatic Spanish nuns could get 12 years for mistreatment of elderly sisters

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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

Assisted suicide bill clears lower house for third time in France

  • Jul 1
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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland

  • Jul 1
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Vatican-sponsored conference fosters dialogue with Indian religious traditions

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Vatican says “No” to German bishops’ request for lay homilies

  • Jun 23
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Interim report on investigation into abuse allegations against prominent postwar German cardinal expected Thursday

  • Jun 23
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French parliament debates assisted suicide for the third time

  • Jun 22
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Pope Leo XIV is greeted as he arrives at Pavia, northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Credit: Luca Bruno/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith during prayer before remains of St. Augustine

  • Jun 20
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Irish parliament votes to remove three-day waiting period for abortions

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‘Toward a more perfect union’: Pope Leo XIV on 250 years of US independence

  • Jul 4
  • Crux Now Staff

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield, 
    Andrea Rosa

Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield

Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield