10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (861+ words) The Vatican said Leo had decided to create the in-house study group because of the acceleration in AI's use, "its potential effects on human beings and on humanity as a whole (and) the church's concern for the dignity of every…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (1155+ words) Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church's negative teaching on homosexuality had hurt…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (603+ words) Against this backdrop, there has been a long-running discussion about the role that religion can play in enhancing personal well-being and lowering the risk of mental health problems. A positive view of religious faith's relation to mental health is shared…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (697+ words) Pope Leo XIV announced Friday the appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, an auxiliary bishop in Washington, D. C. , as the new leader of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which comprises West Virginia, one of the nation's least racially diverse states. Nonetheless,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (881+ words) Leo began the day with Mass in Mongomo, an eastern city on the border with Gabon that has experienced major development since Equatorial Guinea's oil boom in the 1990s. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been accused of widespread corruption…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1076+ words) There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV, the careful, reserved, Midwestern Augustinian, found his voice on his epic trip through Africa, blasting the "handful of tyrants" and "chains of corruption" that have held parts of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (213+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " The "Today Show" recognized Good Friday with a story of twin brothers and pastors inspired by scripture to overcome great odds. RELATED: Here's which City of Rochester services will close for Good Friday One of those brothers is a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (557+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Former Rochester Bishop Fulton Sheen is set to be beatified this year, one step below sainthood. The process was delayed for years because of the Rochester Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case. Now the case is over and Sheen is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (312+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Bishop John Bonnici is set to celebrate his first Easter Mass in Rochester this Sunday. The Catholic Diocese of Rochester welcomed Bishop Bonnici at an installation Mass earlier this month. News10 NBC's Erin Mahon spoke with him about his ministry…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1158+ words) Over the past five years at the U. S. -Mexico border, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters to celebrating Mass with detained and deported migrants. But while border crossings have drastically shrunk under…...