For decades, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops played an unmistakably political role in national immigration debates, issuing forceful policy statements, lobbying Congress, running public relations trips to the U.S.-Mexican …

Pope Leo XIV received the officers of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) on January 26.

Msgr. Crispino Valenziano, an influential Italian liturgist, died on January 24 at the age of 93.

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on January 22 released “Digital Rerum Novarum: Artificial Intelligence for Peace, Social Justice, and Integral Human Development,” the 14-page final report of the academy’s …

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Sandro Botticelli, “Thomas Aquinas;” Paulo Bruschi, “Artificial Neural Network” COMMENTARY: Amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the Vatican’s 2025 note ‘Antiqua et Nova’ draws a clear distinction between technological power …

Praising Pope Leo’s “moral and spiritual leadership,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees thanked Pope Leo XIV for his “steadfast support” for refugees.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, encouraged Catholics in Hong Kong “to bring hope to society” and become “courageous witnesses of the …

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land announced that an Italian firm will conduct imminent restoration work on the Grotto of the Nativity in …

The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity has announced its three 2026 honorees: the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Agreement, brokered by President Donald Trump; Zarqa Yaftali, an Afghan girls’ education advocate; and Taawon, …