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The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.)

What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California

  • Mar 11
  • Rebecca Boone
Letter to Artists study offers Pope St. John Paul II’s teachings on beauty and creativity as bridges to holiness. (Credit: Endow.)

Over 25 years later, John Paul II’s Letter to Artists still influencing Catholic women

  • Mar 11
  • Charles Collins
Ed Martin speaks at an event at the Capitol in Washington, on June 13, 2023. (Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP.)

Justice Department official accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean

  • Mar 11
  • Michael Kunzelman
The head of Vatican Security, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, center, follows Pope Leo XIV as he visits the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes

  • Mar 10
  • Associated Press
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White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

  • Mar 10
  • David Bauder, 
    Lou Kesten

Cardinal denounces Trump administration’s ‘gamifying’ of Iran conflict

  • Mar 8
  • Christopher R. Altieri
A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

For survivors, Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication and renewed demands

  • Mar 7
  • Leah Willingham, 
    Kimberlee Kruesi
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Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC Catholic church marking the start of a Supreme Court term

  • Mar 6
  • Michael Kunzelman
Arkansas Coach Lou Holtz after defeating Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 1978. (Credit: Phil Sandin/AP.)

Lou Holtz, Catholic college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

  • Mar 6
  • Eric Olson, 
    Tom Coyne, Crux Now Staff
A statue of Jesus Christ on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2020. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

‘Christ is king’ becomes a loaded phrase in US political debates, especially on the right

  • Mar 6
  • Peter Smith

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Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood with message of peace

  • Mar 12
  • María Teresa Hernández

Italy buys Caravaggio painting of future Pope for about $35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work

  • Mar 12
  • Giada Zampano

Scotland bishops say assisted suicide bill violates religious freedom

  • Mar 12
  • Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon

  • Mar 11
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