Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29 said bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches can remove their patriarchs when assembled in synod, though the Holy Father said the pope must still give his assent to the…
As rescue workers continue efforts to reach victims of a devastating natural disaster along the Nepal-China border in the Himalayas earlier this week, Catholics in Nepal are contributing to the emergency response even as leaders…
Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 26, 2026. The pope made the declaration in an apostolic letter issued motu proprio titled…
The U.S. Department of Justice this week said that the government’s practice of restricting federal funding from religious activities is “presumptively unconstitutional,” paving the way for greater public funding of religious groups. Such restrictions on…
Sign for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C Such restrictions on federal funding are made “without any compelling government interest,” the Justice Department said in a memorandum opinion.
Catholic colleges and universities shared how their institutions plan to approach the use of AI in the classroom in light of the Pope’s encyclical and following an announcement from the University of Chicago that all…
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Federal agents investigated an alleged link between ‘violent extremists’ and ‘radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology.’
Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that decisions affecting human life are increasingly being entrusted to machines as he called for ethical safeguards governing artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. “One of the serious problems today…
Jesus: ‘Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake…
Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo XIV addresses members of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences on Aug. 28, 2026, at the Vatican. The Pontiff called for an ethical framework for artificial intelligence and warned that technology must…