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Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could fuel ‘antihuman ideologies’ in medicine

Nov 10, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as doctors and theologians raise alarms... Read more

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CNA explains: How should we approach AI companionship?

Oct 22, 2025

By Father Michael Baggot

Tech companies are offering increasingly realistic and immersive forms of AI-based life coaching, friendship, and romance through AI companions. Read more

Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, founder of the Magis Center, delivers the opening keynote address at the inaugural Wonder Conference on Jan. 13, 2023.

Magis Center launches AI app on faith, science 

Oct 21, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Magis Center released an artificial intelligence (AI) app to provide instant, science-based answers to questions about the Church and Catholic... Read more

Boys swing on a rope during recess at Western Academy in Houston, Texas.

Texas boys school establishes policy to destroy smartphones

Oct 4, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

After years of boys (and their parents) repeatedly ignoring the rules, a private boys school in Houston is taking a... Read more

Participants gather at the Aug. 18, 2025, launch event for a new digital app that will bring together 66 Catholic radio stations in east Africa. Father Don Bosco, editor-in-chief of ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, is pictured in the center.

New digital app to link over 60 Catholic radio stations in east Africa

Aug 21, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa recently celebrated the launch of a new digital app for Catholic... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV: AI developers, users share responsibility to promote good of humanity

Jul 10, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In a message to the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users of AI... Read more

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A look at Vatican City’s new artificial intelligence law

Jan 14, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The decree titled “Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence” was enacted by the Pontifical Commission of Vatican City State and came into... Read more

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No, ‘AI Jesus’ isn’t actually hearing confessions: fact check

Nov 21, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Numerous news reports have said that a new artificially intelligent “Jesus” has begun taking people’s confessions at a Catholic church... Read more