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The Pelourinho Novo (lit. 'New Pillory'), also known as Hath Katro Khamb[b] (lit. 'Hand-Cutting Pillar'), in Old Goa. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

A centuries-old pillar in Goa is causing controversy about colonial history in India

Apr 22
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino Cardinal David: ‘We should not allow faith to sanctify destruction’

Apr 12
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

Crux Now Exclusive: Bishop Kukah wants to see the arc of justice bend toward Africa

Apr 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Norbertine Abbot Hugh Allan. (Credit: England and Wales bishops' conference.)

The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England’s director of mission

Apr 3
Fionn Shiner

Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Bishop in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says violence giving ‘temptation to give up’

Mar 26
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Soldiers stand guard prior to a visit for government officials following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community in north-central Nigeria, June 16, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Remapping for peace: Exposing the true crisis in the Benue state of Nigeria

Mar 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Catholic priests stand together celebrating Mass. (Credit: Amazing Parish.)

Houston summit aims to help priests build parishes for 21st century

Mar 19
Charles Collins

Israeli authorities hang Israeli and U.S. flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Credit: Oded Balilty/AP.)

Israeli envoy to Vatican says Iran conflict ‘most just war conceivable’

Mar 18
Elise Ann Allen

Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes’ rally in the Nile River State of Sudan, July 13, 2019. (Credit: Mahmoud Hjaj/AP.)

US labels Sudanese militia a terror group, but will it protect civilians? A bishop’s view

Mar 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom