2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (748+ words) Critics praised Russell Shaw's novels for showing an insider's perspective on the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. And Russ was indeed the consummate Catholic insider. He served as spokesman for the U.S. bishops. He was later spokesman for the Knights of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1138+ words) Humanity must not allow technology, especially AI, to obscure, exploit or suppress human voices, needs, knowledge, talents, creativity and critical thinking abilities, Pope Leo XIV said. Algorithms designed to maximize engagement on social media can lock people into "bubbles" of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (492+ words) The shooting also comes 17 days after a shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent -- identified by media reports as Jonathan Ross -- left 37-year-old Renee Good, of Minneapolis, dead. In a statement released Jan. 25, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1134+ words) Catholicism has waned in Latin America over the past decade, with more individuals foregoing religious affiliation -- although belief in God remains "high across the region," according to a new report. The findings were released Jan. 21 by Pew Research Center, based…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (626+ words) People of faith and goodwill need to take time to acknowledge the needs and suffering of those around them and be moved by love and compassion to offer others concrete help, Pope Leo XIV said. "To love one's neighbor -- whom…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (623+ words) Ahead of the French Senate debate on the "assisted dying" bill Jan. 20, French bishops reaffirmed their opposition to the projected law, saying, "We do not care for life by giving death." The French bishops issued a Jan. 15 statement following numerous…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (478+ words) If Christians are to speak about God, then they must dedicate time each day and week to listening to God's word in prayer and the liturgy, Pope Leo XIV said. "We are called to live and cultivate friendship with the…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (733+ words) Geoffrey Hinton -- the computer scientist and cognitive psychologist known as the "godfather of AI" -- recently issued a warning concerning artificial intelligence: "People haven't got it yet; people haven't understood what's coming." The AI pioneer estimates a 10% to 20% risk the human-created…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (179+ words) St. Hilary of Poitiers was a fourth-century philosopher. His work made him a champion of Orthodox Trinitarian theology during one of the most difficult periods of Church history." Hilary protected the Church by defending the sacred humanity of Jesus, defeating…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (993+ words) A few days before Dec. 25, inmates at Los Angeles County's largest women's jail got news that a special guest was coming for Christmas." The Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, they were told, would be celebrating Mass in Century Regional Detention…...