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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

Sep 11
Associated Press

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, right, talks with his brother and farm manager, Cesar Marroquin, in a small field of vegetables growing on his farm, Salvatierra Farms, in Northfield, Minn., Friday, June 19, 2026. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

For these Midwest farmers, regenerative agriculture is about more than soil health. It’s spiritual

Sep 11
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Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Scottish bishop tells Crux Now proposed change to Scotland’s abortion law could limit conscientious objection

Sep 11
Charles Collins

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Bishops' Conference secretary, presents on the conference's new mission directive on Nov. 13. The new mission directive, which was overwhelmingly approved, prioritizes evangelizing the disaffiliated, unaffiliated, and young people. (Credit: USCCB Public Affairs.)

Archbishop asks for peace in a ‘fractured and divided world’ on 25th anniversary of 9/11

Sep 10
Crux Now Staff

The Harmony Hill campus is seen June 10, 2026, in Watertown, S.D. (Credit: Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP.)

Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota

Sep 10
Bart Pfankuch/ South Dakota News Watch

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Bishops' Conference secretary, presents on the conference's new mission directive on Nov. 13. The new mission directive, which was overwhelmingly approved, prioritizes evangelizing the disaffiliated, unaffiliated, and young people. (Credit: USCCB Public Affairs.)

Archbishop asks for peace in a ‘fractured and divided world’ on 25th anniversary of 9/11

Sep 10
Crux Now Staff

Top European bishop to Crux Now: Fear of immigration shows Europe’s identity crisis

Sep 10
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Holy Land situation ‘not positive,’ as internal battles in Islam pose global challenges to dialogue

Sep 10
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Pope Leo XIV warns wars are ‘fed’ faster than people as aid money dries up

Jun 22
Giada Zampano

Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson attends an interview in a cafe in Rome Friday, May 29, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice, migration after Vatican meeting

May 29
Andrea Rosa,
Giada Zampano, Associated Press

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP.)

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

May 9
Giada Zampano,
Nicole Winfield

This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, shows the oil-on-canvas painting “Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini” by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (16th century). (Credit: Alessio Panunzi and Alberto Novelli/Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Ministero della Cultura via AP.)

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

Mar 12
Giada Zampano

Swiss Guards march in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square

Nov 11, 2025
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV leaves the Global World Food Day Ceremony in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’ in fighting global hunger

Oct 16, 2025
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press