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An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT.

What would Thomas Aquinas make of AI?

Jan 28, 2025

By AC Wimmer

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

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80 years later: Remembering the Catholic martyrs killed in Auschwitz during World War II

Jan 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues to be a source of inspiration for Catholics worldwide. Read more

The entrance to Auschwitz 1, the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign.

80 years after Auschwitz’s liberation: ‘I ask you only to remember’

Jan 27, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

Jan. 27 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the concentration camp in which Father Maximilian Kolbe gave... Read more

Westminster Lord Mayor Robert Rigby speaks to guests at the Companions Café in London on Jan. 16, 2025.

Companions of Malta serve 150 homeless each week at London café

Jan 25, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

The Companions of the Order of Malta open their Companions Café twice a week, seeking to put into practice their... Read more

Pope Francis.

Poll: Pope Francis is Italy’s most trusted public figure

Jan 24, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

More than 3,000 Italians participated in the survey carried out in January, expressing their opinion on the challenges facing the... Read more

Mosaic of Sales on the exterior of St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis.

How St. Francis de Sales overcame his temper to become a saint of kindness

Jan 24, 2025

By ACI Prensa

On Jan. 24, the Church celebrates the patron saint of journalists, writers, and the Catholic press: St. Francis de Sales,... Read more

Ulrich Wastl shows copies of the abuse report for the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone at its presentation in Bolzano, Italy, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The 635-page document, published in both Italian and German, details investigations into abuse cases spanning from 1964 to 2023.

New study reveals decades of abuse cases in northern Italian diocese

Jan 21, 2025

By AC Wimmer, Marco Mancini

The 635-page report examined cases from 1964 to 2023 in the northern Italian region of Alto Adige-Südtirol and identified 41... Read more

A lamb is wreathed in flowers during a special Mass for the feast of St. Agnes at the Basilica of St. Agnes Outside the Wall on Jan. 21, 2014.

The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr

Jan 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Although not much is known about the life of St. Agnes, there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom... Read more

The newly ordained Bishop Frederik Hansen is presented to the congregation at St. Olav’s Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024.

Cardinal Parolin ordains new bishop of Oslo, highlighting Holy Spirit’s guidance

Jan 18, 2025

By Rudolf Gehrig

The new bishop’s path to the priesthood led him through studies in Rome and work in the diplomatic service of... Read more

Abbé Pierre, born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès in 1912, was a prominent French Catholic priest. He died in 2007. Allegations of sexual abuse were first publicly reported in 2024.

French bishops request criminal probe into abuse claims against Abbé Pierre

Jan 18, 2025

By AC Wimmer

French bishops request criminal investigation into abuse allegations against Emmaus founder Abbé Pierre following nine new testimonies against the late... Read more

Friar Paolo Benanti is president of Italy’s Commission for Artificial Intelligence.

Franciscan expert on artificial intelligence addresses its ethical challenges

Jan 17, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Franciscan friar Paolo Benanti emphasized that “the reality we are facing is different from that of 10 or 15 years... Read more

Ordinandi lie prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 29, 2016.

Italian bishop denies policy change on ordination of homosexuals

Jan 14, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Catholic Church in Italy generated fresh controversy last week when it published a new document on the formation of... Read more

The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship.

Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025

Jan 13, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been designated... Read more

The beatification cause of Sister Clare Crockett, an inspirational young Irish religious sister who died in 2016, formally opened Jan. 12, 2025, with a ceremony at the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain.

Sister Clare Crockett’s beatification cause opens in Spain

Jan 13, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Crockett, who died in a 2016 earthquake in Ecuador at the age of 33, is now titled “servant of God,”... Read more

Pep Borrell, a popularizer of the truth and beauty of Catholic courtship and marriage.

Catholic courtship is not a mini-marriage, expert says

Jan 7, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Pep Borrell is a dentist by profession, but his passion is to know and spread profound countercultural truths about dating... Read more

Pope Francis lays his hands on Renato Tarantelli Baccari — a gesture signifying the conferral of episcopal authority that traces back to apostolic times — at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Jan. 4, 2025.

Pope attends episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop

Jan 4, 2025

By Marco Mancini

Cardinal Baldassare Reina emphasized three fundamental aspects of episcopal ministry while emphasizing that episcopacy is service, not honor. Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Laun.

Salzburg auxiliary bishop and EWTN pioneer Andreas Laun dies

Jan 4, 2025

By CNA Deutsch

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Andreas Laun of Salzburg, a pioneering figure in Catholic television, died on New Year’s Eve at the... Read more

The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus.

Catholic priest sentenced to 11 years in prison by Belarusian regime

Jan 3, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Viasna Human Rights Center stated on X that 64-year-old Father Henrykh Akalatovich has denied “all charges.” Read more

The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Spanish bishops condemn mockery of Sacred Heart of Jesus on Spanish public television

Jan 3, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“The saddest thing is that those responsible are not aware of what they’re doing. Once again banality surrounds us,” Archbishop... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica.

Making a pilgrimage to Rome for the jubilee? Here’s what you should know

For Jubilee 2025 pilgrims, the experience of arriving in Rome will be new due to the reconditioning of a disused... Read more