Taking the Catholic Pulse
Latest
The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope
  • John Allen Jr.
    • John Allen Jr.
    • Charles Collins
    • Elise Ann Allen
    • John Lavenburg
    • Fr. Jeff Kirby
    • Nirmala Carvalho
    • Charles Camosy
    • Eduardo Campos Lima
    • Paulina Guzik
    • Claire Page
    • Vatican
    • U.S.
    • UK and Ireland
    • Middle East
    • Americas
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Oceania
    • Interviews
    • Videos
    • Podcast
    • Last Week in the Church
  • Support Us
  • About Us
    • Contact Details
    • Advertising
    • Email Updates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Crux
© 2026 Crux Catholic Media, Inc.
Privacy & Cookie Policy
CruxTaking the Catholic Pulse
  • About Crux
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • Videos
  • Support Us
Podcast:
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • Stitcher
  • Amazon Music
  • Google Podcasts
  • TuneIn

Quick Links

  • Currents News
  • The Tablet
  • DeSales Media Group in the Diocese of Brooklyn
  • Catholic TV
  • Angelus News
  • The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM
  • Catholic Standard

Church in the Americas

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (Credit: Alfredo Zuniga/AP.)

Nicaraguan regime forbids door-to-door pastoral visits in Diocese of León

  • Jan 27
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Illuminated by a motorcycle headlight, youth perform a street dance known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 11, 2024. (Credit: Silvia Izquierdo/AP.)

Brazilian Church campaigns for housing policies, seeks to expand presence in favelas

  • Jan 27
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Pope Leo XIV greets people during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Catholicism shrinks in Latin America while more are religiously unaffiliated, Pew surveys find

  • Jan 23
  • Luis Andres Henao, 
    Associated Press
(Credit: Supplied to the media.)

Accused by dozens of women, former priest is convicted of raping a 3-year-old in Brazil

  • Jan 21
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Father Felipe Berríos. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Exonerated by the Vatican but deemed guilty by the Jesuits, Chilean priest leaves the order

  • Jan 21
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Mexican Father José Filiberto Velázquez. (Credit: Facebook.)

Mexican priest moves to undisclosed location after death threats in Guerrero

  • Jan 16
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Frei Gilson sings on his YouTube video. (Credit: Frei Gilson.)

Catholic priest was Brazil’s most watched streamer in 2025

  • Jan 15
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Government supporters demand President Nicolas Maduro’s release from U.S. custody during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Virgin Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future

  • Jan 15
  • Associated Press
A couple sits on a bench at a viewpoint of the U.S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Cristian Hernandez/AP.)

Latin American Churches manifest support to the Venezuelan bishops and people

  • Jan 10
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Flag of Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil

  • Jan 9
  • Mauricio Savarese, 
    Associated Press

Latest Stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

  • Jan 27
  • Trisha Thomas, 
    Associated Press

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

  • Jan 27
  • Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

  • Jan 27
  • Charles Collins

Nicaraguan regime forbids door-to-door pastoral visits in Diocese of León

  • Jan 27
  • Eduardo Campos Lima