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A protester holds a sign reading "Love thy neighbor - Jesus" during a rally against federal immigration enforcement on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Credit: Angelina Katsanis/AP.)

Protests inside churches are unusual despite long history of civil disobedience in the US

  • Jan 25
  • Peter Smith, 
    Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.)

Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

  • Jan 24
  • Meg Kinnard
The National Institutes of Health’s James Shannon building is seen on the agency’s campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP.)

Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

  • Jan 24
  • Associated Press
Nekima Levy Armstrong holds up her fist after speaking at an anti-ICE rally for Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Credit: Angelina Katsanis/AP.)

Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to arrests but no charges for journalist Don Lemon

  • Jan 23
  • Alanna Durkin Richer, 
    Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
A view of the gargoyles on the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, on Jan. 8, 2026. (Credit: Jeff Dean/AP.)

A Kentucky cathedral called ‘America’s Notre Dame’ gets a rehab, gargoyles and all

  • Jan 23
  • Peter Smith, 
    Associated Press

US ambassador to Israel issues response to Holy Land patriarchs’ concerns over ‘Christian Zionism’

  • Jan 21
  • Crux Staff
This combo shows, from left, cardinal Robert McElroy, cardinal Joseph Tobin and cardinal Blase Cupich. (Credit: AP Photo.)

US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy

  • Jan 20
  • Nicole Winfield, 
    Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
Community members and neighbors of people detained by ICE protest at a Target store, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AP.)

Christian leaders urge the protection of worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

  • Jan 20
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto, 
    Associated Press
A person holds up a sign at a march on the South Carolina Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. on his holiday on Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Credit: Jeffrey Collins/AP.)

The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

  • Jan 20
  • Terry Tang, 
    Associated Press
Athanasius Abanulo, from Nigeria, celebrates Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lanett, Ala., on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. He is one of numerous international clergy helping ease a U.S. priest shortage by serving in Catholic dioceses across the country. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

  • Jan 15
  • Tiffany Stanley, 
    Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

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