La Croix International

• Maronite Church returns to receiving communion on the tongue September 17, 2021
  Option of receiving communion on the hand may still be requested "until further notice" by those who wish to maintain a high level of precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic
  La Croix International staff
• Jesus grasped that all creation was itself love September 17, 2021
  Not just you-and-me love, no; love as the essential nature of all that is. Not a person. Not a quality. Not a dimension. Not an attitude.
  Brendan MacCarthaigh
• The invention of tradition September 17, 2021
  Lay-led initiative Root and Branch movement calls for reform and change
  Jon Rosebank
• Pope warns leaders of Church movements against lust for power September 16, 2021
  Pope Francis gives leaders of ecclesial movements and new communities a lesson in Church governance, addressing the various types of abuse in some post-Vatican II lay associations
  Céline Hoyeau
• Angela Merkel’s chancellorship and the influence of religion September 16, 2021
  A look at the role of religion in Germany as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down after 16 years in power
  Delphine Nerbollier
• What Pope Francis thinks on… September 16, 2021
  Francis on return flight from Slovakia speaks to journalists on holy communion, abortion, vaccines, role of bishops, Hungary visit, same-sex relations
  La Croix International staff
• Mission, ministries and co-responsibility September 16, 2021
  Knowing that one’s life has a purpose can make the difference between surviving, or not surviving, life’s toughest times
  Peter Cullinane
• South Korean evangelical pastor David Yonggi Cho dies September 16, 2021
  The founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church, considered the largest evangelical Church in the world, has died at 85 years
  Arnaud Bevilacqua
• The pope's trip: Francis' messages to all of Europe September 16, 2021
  Francis encouraged the Church on the Old Continent to be inventive and daring during a four-day visit to the capital of Hungary and three cities in neighboring Slovakia
  Loup Besmond de Senneville
• What might Africa contribute to the Synod on synodality? September 16, 2021
  In a few weeks the pope will officially open a two-year consultation with Catholics around the world in preparation for the October 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops. What could be Africa's contribution to this historic meeting?
  Lucie Sarr