Artificially intelligent chatbots are becoming a normal means for accessing information while omnipresent algorithms largely determine the type of content people encounter online in search results and on social media. And the Catholic Church is taking notice.
Fertility experts are confirming the risks associated with hormonal birth control — such as pills, implants, IUDs, injections, skin patches, vaginal rings — after businessman Elon Musk sparked an online conversation about the issue. “We’re seeing a real sea change in women
In his book, “The Contemplative Hunger,” Father Donald Haggerty has a chapter that headlines a question: “A Contemplative Revolution?” Father Haggerty writes: “The evidence is strong today that a desire for silent prayer is being felt by more and more souls, a
On March 14, Pope Francis authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to decree as "venerable" Mother Mary Alphonsa Hawthorne -- also known as Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of an American literary icon and founder of the Congregation of the Dominican
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa's abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting them.
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, president of the Symposium of the Episcopal
A bishop in Jerusalem has appealed for Christians to start returning to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, insisting they should visit holy places located within Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem made the comments
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, expressed "great sorrow" after the body of a preterm baby was found in a pond in Leesburg, Virginia, on March 11. He called on the faithful to pray for everyone involved in the incident, offered
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of U.S. Sister Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and he recognized the martyrdom of a German priest executed by the Nazis and a German nun and her 14 companions who were raped and
A pope's ministry is meant to last his lifetime, Pope Francis said, and, at least until now, he has not considered resigning.
However, he wrote in a new book, if he were seriously impaired, he would resign, but unlike the late Pope Benedict
The baptism-in-a-day event was designed to be welcoming to families that had not had their children baptized for varying reasons. It included sacramental preparation, lunch, an invitation to become involved in parish life at the cathedral and the conferral of baptism during
The French bishops' conference president rebuffed President Emmanuel Macron's comments that a law that would allow euthanasia is a "law of fraternity."
"It's a deception," Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims said of the proposal, as issues worrying French Catholics only pile up.