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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.

Latest by John Lavenburg

March 7, 2021. Pía's family gathered around her bed on her dad's birthday (Constanza Alva de Urmeneta via Crux)

Faith

Girl’s battle with cancer inspires faith in friends, family

John Lavenburg|Mar 24, 2021|6 Min Read

A woman in Washington holds a placard near law enforcement officers June 6, 2020. Demonstrations continued after a white police officer in Minnesota was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, a Black man, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. (Erin Scott/ Reuters, via CNS).

Bishops say engage issues of race, for sure, but don’t ‘browbeat’

John Lavenburg|Mar 22, 2021|4 Min Read

Janet Yellen, newly confirmed as U.S. treasury secretary, is seen in this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo. She was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington Jan. 26, 2021. (Leah Millis/Reuters, via CNS.)

Catholic bishops meet with U.S. Treasury head to discuss COVID economic crisis

John Lavenburg|Mar 19, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis is greeted by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's most authoritative figures, during a courtesy visit in Najaf, Iraq, March 6, 2021. (Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani office, via CNS)

World

Washington cardinal: Catholics, Shia Muslims must build on Papal visit to Iraq

John Lavenburg|Mar 18, 2021|4 Min Read

Cecilia Paul, right, a foster mother through Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese for more than 40 years, is pictured in her Philadelphia home in this 2015 file photo with daughter Taylor and son Jamil, both of whom she cared for as a foster mother before adopting them. A Department of Health and Human Services modified rule taking effect Jan. 19, 2021, helps ensure faith-based social service providers will not be excluded from certain federally funded programs. (Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com, via CNS).

Bishops support measure to protect faith-based foster agencies

John Lavenburg|Mar 16, 2021|3 Min Read

Worshippers pray during a bilingual memorial Mass March 13, 2021, for parishioners who have died from COVID-19 at St. John-Visitation Church in the Bronx borough of New York. Many members of the parish community were infected by the coronavirus, including over 50 who succumbed to it. (Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS).

Faith

New App puts missal in the palm of your hands

John Lavenburg|Mar 16, 2021|3 Min Read

Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum are seen in a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle March 9, 2021, after they crossed the Rio Grande River into Penitas, Texas. (CNS/Adrees Latif, Reuters via Crux)

Laredo Church authorities waiting for influx of immigrants

John Lavenburg|Mar 12, 2021|4 Min Read

President Joe Biden arrives for Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, Saturday, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky via Crux)

Faith

Poll shows Americans want politicians to use faith when making decisions

John Lavenburg|Mar 11, 2021|3 Min Read

Ice and snow blanket Dallas Feb. 15, 2021, leading to hazardous travel conditions and numerous power outages. (CNS/Jose S. Martinez, cathdal.org via Crux)

As storm paralyzes much of Texas, Catholic charities shift into overdrive

John Lavenburg|Feb 19, 2021|4 Min Read

Bobbi Jo Reed sits ready for an interview for the new documentary: Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence, is available now on streaming services that include Google Play, YouTube and Prime Video. (Brent Jones, Director of Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence via Crux)

Documentary chronicles house for addicts where ‘you can feel the Holy Spirit’

John Lavenburg|Feb 18, 2021|4 Min Read

Vehicles drive on snow and sleet covered roads Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Spring, Texas. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. (David J Phillip/AP via Crux)

Amid record snow, Texas scrambles to reconfigure Ash Wednesday

John Lavenburg|Feb 17, 2021|3 Min Read

Melissa Rogers, head of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, speaks during a forum on ending extreme poverty around the world at The Catholic University of America in Washington April 28. (CNS/Bob Roller via Crux)

Biden revives White House office for faith-based organizations

John Lavenburg|Feb 15, 2021|4 Min Read

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