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Pope Leo XIV: AI communication must preserve ‘human voices and faces’
Posted on 05/17/2026 07:15 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pontiff marked World Communications Day by urging technology to remain centered on human dignity.
Centennial honors historic Michigan church built amid KKK threats and strikes
Posted on 05/17/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Founded amid hardship and change, the centennial of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Jackson, Michigan, brings together generations to honor a diverse parish that continues to thrive.
Nationwide billboard campaign in Ireland invites thousands to rosary rally
Posted on 05/17/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Building on last year’s turnout of over 10,000 people, the All Ireland Rosary Rally in Knock is running a two-week billboard campaign to attract even more participation for this year's event.
Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence
Posted on 05/17/2026 05:50 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching.
Former finance director admits to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from New Jersey parish
Posted on 05/16/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Prosecutors had charged Joseph Manzi with the theft in October 2025.
Seminarians medal at Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon
Posted on 05/16/2026 09:24 AM (CNA Daily News)
On May 5, 21 men in formation for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati participated in the 28th annual Flying Pig Marathon.
India-born bishop in Germany sees his role as giving migrants 'a face'
Posted on 05/16/2026 08:36 AM (CNA Daily News)
Auxiliary Bishop Joshy George Pottackal, O.Carm., is the first bishop in a German diocese born outside Europe.
Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters
Posted on 05/16/2026 08:15 AM (CNA Daily News)
The visit will mark the pope's fifth international apostolic journey.
Tarsus diocese restored after more than a century
Posted on 05/16/2026 06:15 AM (CNA Daily News)
There is now an episcopal presence in Tarsus; dioceses in Ireland and Canada are celebrating ordinations; a Nigerian priest is freed, and more in this week’s roundup of world news.
Texas hospital agrees to end ‘sex-rejecting’ procedures on children and fund detransition clinic
Posted on 05/15/2026 18:45 PM (CNA Daily News)
Doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital allegedly continued to perform procedures on children despite a Texas law prohibiting them, with Governor Greg Abbott calling such interventions "child abuse."