Archive for January 28, 2025

An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

What would Thomas Aquinas make of AI?

According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can contribute to contemporary discussions about AI’s... Read more

Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, stops at the Eighth Station of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem during the Good Friday Via Crucis on March 29, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: Challenges and triumphs: The custos of the Holy Land reflects on 9 years

As he gets ready to retire, Father Francesco Patton talks to CNA about his years leading the Custody of the... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Catholic bioethicist weighs in on scientific effort to create life from scratch

A team of European researchers is currently aiming to create simple synthetic life forms from scratch using molecules that are... Read more

Attendees listen to a panel discussion at the New York Encounter in 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholics to gather for annual New York Encounter next month: ‘There’s nothing like it’

Organized annually by members of Communion and Liberation, the event will take place Feb. 14–16 in the heart of New... Read more

Sacred Hart Major Seminary Professor of Scripture Mary Healy has been appointed by Pope Francis to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

American theologian promoted by Pope Francis calls for focus on Scripture, evangelization

Professor Mary Healy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Michigan discusses her appointment to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’

The document establishes a Christian framework for understanding human intelligence as a gift from God, emphasizing humanity’s relational nature. Read more

Pope Francis and the editor of his autobiography, Carlo Musso.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Editor of Pope Francis’ autobiography: ‘He gave absolute freedom, without red lines’

“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical... Read more

Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries, Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz and Father Francisco de Veráscola were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Balan

Vatican recognizes martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in Georgia

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has promulgated a decree recognizing that five Spanish Franciscans were killed “in odium... Read more

Kimbal Musk speaks at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Elon Musk’s brother pitches jubilee year drone show in Rome

Kimbal Musk, an entrepreneur, reportedly met with Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Jan. 25 to propose a drone-based musical light... Read more

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Trump signs order barring transgender-identifying soldiers from military service

The order says any person who expresses “a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous... Read more

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25, 2025 in Greece due to a recent illness. He led the Albanian Orthodox church for nearly 33 years.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios of Albania dies at 95 following illness

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and several new churches... Read more

Pardoned by President Trump and released from jail just hours before, Joan Andrews Bell (center) arrived at the March for Life rally with her husband, Chris, and son Emiliano Bell.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures

Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, also applauded a memorandum issued by the White House on Friday... Read more

Supporters of a religious group march during a rally in support of Khalid Khan, who killed a man accused of blasphemy, in Peshawar on July 31, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Pakistan sentences 4 men to death for alleged blasphemy on the internet

A Pakistani court has sentenced four men to death for allegedly posting blasphemous content against Islam on social media, a... Read more

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By Madalaine Elhabbal

Republicans introduce bill to protect parents’ rights

The Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act seeks to prevent government intervention in parental decisions.  Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Catholic Charities urges Trump administration to ‘rethink’ freeze on NGO funding

The president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for executive... Read more