John Lavenburg

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John Lavenburg is an American journalist and the national correspondent for Crux. Before joining Crux, John worked for a weekly newspaper in Massachusetts covering education and religion.

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Women pray during a Mass with Holy Year pilgrims from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., and St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minn., at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

World

20 percent of adults have left their childhood religion in many countries, study shows

John Lavenburg|Mar 26, 2025|4 Min Read

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., speaks July 7, 2022, during the Catholic Media Conference in Portland. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Nation

Archbishop on Oregon’s pro-abortion culture: Deeper than ‘moral confusion’

John Lavenburg|Mar 14, 2025|3 Min Read

Matachines hold up decorated crosses to form a path for the clergy at the beginning of the Diocese of Phoenix’s annual Honor Your Mother outdoor Mass celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe between St. Mary’s Basilica and the Phoenix Convention Center Dec. 7, 2024. (OSV News/Tony Gutiérrez)

Nation

Percentage of U.S. Hispanic Catholics is declining, study shows

John Lavenburg|Mar 3, 2025|5 Min Read

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, the U.S. bishops' migration committee chairman, speaks at St. Lucy's Church in Newark, N.J., Jan. 13, 2025, during an interfaith gathering of religious leaders committed to supporting immigrants facing the threat of mass deportation by the incoming Trump administration. The event was co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark and Faith in Action, an international faith-based organizing network. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Nation

Bishop Seitz responds to Vance on immigration

John Lavenburg|Feb 13, 2025|4 Min Read

Nation

Vance: Trump administration will continue to prioritize religious liberty

John Lavenburg|Feb 6, 2025|3 Min Read

Emergency personnel and divers work Jan. 30, 2025, in a search-and-rescue mission on the Potomac River in Washington after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk Army helicopter late Jan. 29 while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for landing and crashed into the river. Sixty passengers and four crew members were aboard the jet, and three soldiers were on the helicopter. (OSV News photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Nation

Pope, American bishops offer prayers following deadly midair collision

John Lavenburg|Jan 30, 2025|2 Min Read

Nation

Biden commutes the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, gives them life in prison

John Lavenburg|Dec 23, 2024|4 Min Read

In this 2015 file photo, LGBTQ supporters wave a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, CNS archive)

Nation

U.S. Bishops advocate against nondiscrimination language in HHS proposal

John Lavenburg|Nov 21, 2024|3 Min Read

Nation

Milwaukee archbishop-elect a ‘wonderful, faithful, humble man’

John Lavenburg|Nov 5, 2024|5 Min Read

Archbishop Richard G. Henning smiles as he delivers remarks before the final blessing of his installation Mass as archbishop of Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston Oct. 31, 2024. (OSV News photo/Gregory L. Tracy, The Pilot)

Nation

With a nod to O’Malley, a new Archbishop takes over in Boston

John Lavenburg|Nov 1, 2024|4 Min Read

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, exits the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican after the morning session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality Oct. 7, 2024. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

Nation

Leader of US bishops says involving more laity critical to implementing synod

John Lavenburg|Oct 31, 2024|4 Min Read

Bishop Daniel E. Flores leads adoration of the Eucharist at Sacred Heart Mission in Brownsville, Texas, May 19, 2024, as part of the kickoff to the St. Juan Diego Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. (OSV News photo/Tom McCarthy)

Nation

New encyclical ‘simple and powerful cure’ to many societal issues, U.S. bishops say

John Lavenburg|Oct 25, 2024|2 Min Read