Sources close to the pope have confirmed to Crux that Pope Francis while in the hospital has received the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, which they said is normal under the circumstances ...

“It took me less than two minutes to decide—this was a great opportunity to regain my family’s pride and give them the prestige of having someone who has lived abroad,” she told Cru ...

Nuns pray in front of a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 17, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen ROME – Several of Pope Francis’s top ...

Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 24, 2025. (Credit: Anjum Naveed/AP ...

Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, right, and Pope Francis’s personal doctor, Luigi Carboni, speak to journalists on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the entrance hall of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. (Credit ...

It is important to be cautious and avoid oversimplifying or misleading people in our analysis,” she told Crux. She explained that the recent massacre is likely to result from “a mixed of ...

Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME – After experiencing a major downturn in his ...

Interreligious leaders pray for Pope Francis’s health at the Mahabodhi Buddhist temple, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 25, 2025. (Credit: Rev Jude Chryshantha, National Director, Social ...

Dublin (AFP) – Ireland host France on Saturday in a Six Nations match that Irish interim head coach Simon Easterby says has "become a crux game" in where the championship might head. For Ireland ...

Until this came out, the crux of the controversy was allegations of high-level political interference in contracts for private surgery companies, as well as the contract for a Tylenol substitute.