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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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Trump's wife Melania smile during the 79th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City Oct. 17, 2024. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Nation

In Harris’s absence at Al Smith dinner, Trump vies for the Catholic vote

John Lavenburg|Oct 18, 2024|7 Min Read

Comedian Jim Gaffigan serves as the master of ceremonies during the 73rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City Oct. 18, 2018. Gaffigan is set to emcee the 2024 Al Smith charity dinner Oct. 17. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, said Sept. 21 she will not attend the dinner. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, confirmed his attendance in a social media post Sept. 23. The Catholic charities fundraiser has become a staple for presidential nominees in election years. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Nation

Harris decision to skip Al Smith Dinner ‘puzzling,’ expert says

John Lavenburg|Sep 24, 2024|4 Min Read

A welder works at a Polaris ATV and snowmobile manufacturing and assembly plant in Roseau, Minn., in this 2021 file photo. (OSV News photo/Dan Koeck, Reuters)

Nation

Ahead of Labor Day, U.S. Bishops advocate for better treatment of workers

John Lavenburg|Aug 29, 2024|4 Min Read

California

Catholics back ‘Mandela Act’ in California to limit solitary confinement

John Lavenburg|Aug 18, 2024|5 Min Read

A dream catcher and crucifix are seen on the wall at St. Anthony Indian School on the Zuni Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico in late October. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) (Jan. 4, 2012) See BUREAU-PAYSSE and BUREAU-EDUCATION Jan. 4, 2012.

Nation

Catholic bishops want Church to have say in commission on boarding schools for Native Americans

John Lavenburg|Aug 14, 2024|5 Min Read

Life & Family

New York Catholic Church expresses ‘relief’ over abortion cuts at Planned Parenthood

John Lavenburg|Aug 8, 2024|3 Min Read

Migrants seeking to reach the U.S. border lineup for food outside the "Decanal Guadalupano" migrant shelter before continuing her journey through Mexico, in Tierra Blanca, Jan. 24, 2024. (OSV News photo/Yahir Ceballos, Reuters)

Nation

U.S. Catholic views on immigration indicates more teaching needed, bishop says

John Lavenburg|Jul 31, 2024|4 Min Read

Nation

U.S. bishops support legislation aimed to increase affordable housing

John Lavenburg|Jul 17, 2024|4 Min Read

A migrant family is dropped off Dec. 13, 2022, at a local migrant shelter run by the Annunciation House in downtown El Paso, Texas. A state judge ruled July 2, 2024, that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's effort to shut down Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants, violated the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act. (OSV News photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Reuters)

Nation

Texas judge says Attorney General’s attempt to close Catholic shelter ‘outrageous’

John Lavenburg|Jul 3, 2024|3 Min Read

Nation

U.S. bishops ‘cannot become complacent’ about child abuse, Review Board says

John Lavenburg|Jun 15, 2024|7 Min Read

Nation

At USCCB assembly, Cardinal Pierre says Eucharistic revival is for bishops too

John Lavenburg|Jun 14, 2024|7 Min Read

Nation

Synod report identifies both tensions and desires of US Catholics

John Lavenburg|May 29, 2024|5 Min Read