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EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica

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Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (Credit: Paul Sakuma/AP.)

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

U.S. Supreme Court Justices listens as President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

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 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

A group of men inspect the ruins of a police station struck on Monday in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

US Cardinal Cupich questions legitimacy of war against Iran

Mar 5
Crux Staff

St. Mary's Church is seen Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Cranston, R.I. (Credit: Charles Krupa/AP.)

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

Mar 5
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Crux Staff

The Capitol of the State of Hawaii. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Government funds Hilo Catholic shelter without safety exits

(Credit: Ron Lach/Pexel.)

New lawsuit challenges restrictions on school choice in Vermont’s education reform law

Mar 5
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