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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.

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Migrants near Tapachula, Mexico, walk in a caravan heading to the U.S. border Nov. 26, 2021. (Luis Gonzalez/Reuters, via CNS)

Immigration advocates lament continuation of Remain in Mexico policy

John Lavenburg|Dec 3, 2021|5 Min Read

Pro-life advocates pray near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Nov. 1, 2021. (Tyler Orsburn/CNS)

Supreme Court to hear most important abortion case in decades

John Lavenburg|Nov 30, 2021|5 Min Read

Bishop Manuel Cruz, front left, of Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., reads scripture during a morning prayer at the Fall General Assembly meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Baltimore.(Julio Cortez/AP via Crux)

Meeting in person helped bishops build fraternity, reach consensus

John Lavenburg and Inés San Martín|Nov 18, 2021|5 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, concelebrates Mass with Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nov. 15, 2021, in Baltimore during the bishops' fall general assembly. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the first in-person bishops' meeting since 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

U.S. bishops discussions on Eucharist document to have ‘different tone’ from summer

John Lavenburg|Nov 16, 2021|4 Min Read

Veterans in Pilsen, Kan., walk in front of a motorcade for Father Emil J. Kapaun near near St. John Nepomucene Church Sept. 25, 2021. A candidate for sainthood, Father Kapaun died May 23, 1951, while ministering to prisoners of war during the Korean War. (Christopher M. Riggs/Catholic Advance, via CNS)

Military chaplains say Veterans Day a reminder of sacrifices of service members

John Lavenburg|Nov 11, 2021|5 Min Read

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, N.Y., second from left, listens to a speaker during a "Movement to Restore Trust" symposium at Canisius College Dec. 7, 2019, in Buffalo, N.Y. To the bishop's right is clergy sexual abuse survivor Michael Whelan. In addition to heading the Albany Diocese, (CNS/Movement to Restore Trust via Crux)

New report on abuse shows ‘need for continued commitment and diligence’

John Lavenburg|Nov 10, 2021|6 Min Read

Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles (Loyola Marymount University via Crux)

Planned Parenthood fundraiser to go ahead on campus of Catholic university

John Lavenburg|Nov 5, 2021|4 Min Read

Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, demonstrate near the El Chaparral border crossing Feb. 27, 2021. (Jorge Duenes/Reuters via CNS)

Influx of migrants expected when U.S. reopens border in November

John Lavenburg|Oct 20, 2021|3 Min Read

A disaster response trailer sits outside the home office of Christian Aid Ministries in Millersburg, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2021. Sixteen Americans and one Canadian from the group were kidnapped in Haiti Oct. 16. (CNS photo/Aaron Josefczyk, Reuters)

World

After latest kidnappings, archbishop says ‘worst Haiti has been for a long time’

John Lavenburg|Oct 19, 2021|5 Min Read

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver is seen vandalized Oct. 10, 2021. Since February 2020, the Archdiocese of Denver is aware of 25 parishes or ministry locations in northern Colorado that have been the target of vandalism, property destruction or theft. (Archdiocese of Denver via CNS)

U.S. bishops say 100 acts of anti-Catholic vandalism since May 2020

John Lavenburg|Oct 15, 2021|3 Min Read

Father Simon Udemgba presides as Ray Germain and Joanne McKeon renew their wedding vows on their fifth wedding anniversary at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Greenfield Center, N.Y., July 11, 2021. McKeon, 80, and Germain, 85, have been married for a combined total of 100 years. They were widowed when they married five years ago. Germain was married to his first wife, Marcia, for 55 years, while McKeon was married to her first husband, Ward, for 40 years. (Cindy Schultz/The Evangelist via CNS)

Faith

U.S. Church strengthening support for marriage

John Lavenburg|Oct 14, 2021|5 Min Read

Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform gather near the U.S. Capitol in Washington Dec. 6, 2017. (Tyler Orsburn/CNS)

Church leaders saddened by Senate official’s ruling against immigration reform

John Lavenburg|Sep 21, 2021|4 Min Read

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