Archive for November 12, 2025

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By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Artificial intelligence is not an all-powerful deity, university expert warns

Ana Lazcano of the University Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Francisco de Vitoria University in Spain warned that AI... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome on Nov. 11, 2025, for the 125th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Sant’Anselmo Church is part of a residential college and offices of the Benedictine Confederation, the governing body of the Order of St. Benedict.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness

Pope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication... Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness... Read more

St. Nicholas Church in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

‘Miraculous touches of God’s presence’ in the most atheist nation in Europe

Nearly a quarter of Czechs declare themselves atheist, according to the 2017 Pew Survey on European Values. Read more

Carmelite Father Craig Morrison speaks on a panel about Jewish-Catholic relations at The Catholic University of America on Nov. 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Growth of Catholic-Jewish interfaith vision encouraged at Catholic University of America event

The Church’s declaration on building relationships with non-Christian religions planted a seed that must be nourished, panelists said at The... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

‘Catholic American Bible’ gets green light from U.S. bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a new translation of the Bible. Read more

Ezequiel Ponce is among teens chosen to ask Pope Leo XIV questions at the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference

A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Vatican declares alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that alleged apparitions of Jesus in France do not have a... Read more

Father Richard Thomas, SJ, ministered in the U.S.-Mexico border region.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishops approve beatification cause of priest who ministered in U.S.-Mexico border region

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted in favor of advancing the beatification and canonization cause of the late... Read more

Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, PCPA, died Nov. 10, 2025, after roughly three-quarters of a century of religious life. She was 94.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Sister Mary Michael, last of Mother Angelica’s founding nuns, dies at 94

Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, PCPA, died on Nov. 10 after roughly three-quarters of a century... Read more

The beatification ceremony for Mother Elisva Vakha’i was held in the square in front of the Basilica-Shrine of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam, Kochi, Kerala, India, Nov. 8, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV proposes 19th-century Indian religious as a model of women’s emancipation

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday spoke of the beatification of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, the 19th-century founder of the Third Order... Read more

Maura Moser (far left), director of the Catholic Communications Campaign, moderates a discussion on immigration with (left to right) Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, chair of the USCCB's religious liberty committee, and Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the USCCB's migration committee, on Nov. 11, 2025, during a press conference at the conference's fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

America’s bishops express opposition to indiscriminate mass deportations

The USCCB overwhelmingly voted to adopt a statement that opposes the indiscriminate mass deportation of immigrants who lack legal status. Read more

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty committee, speaks on the issue of immigration during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2025, at the USCCB’s fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Rhoades elected USCCB secretary, 6 committee leaders elected

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was elected to serve as secretary of the United... Read more

Catholic religious sisters conduct classes at a school they run outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 2, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Stephan Uttom Rozario

Catholic schools in Bangladesh close amid political unrest

Catholic schools in Dhaka will close amid security concerns as Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal announces a verdict date for ousted... Read more