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Maronite patriarch who championed Lebanese independence among sainthood causes advanced by Pope Leo

by Junno Arocho Esteves

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including the Maronite patriarch who played an integral role in the establishment …

Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25
What is an encyclical, exactly?
The flame of Pentecost is needed today. How will you keep it burning?
First Black bishop to serve as Baltimore auxiliary, Pensacola-Tallahassee bishop dies at 86
Ukrainian nun on front lines meets Pope Leo, pleads for help to ‘end the war’
Ascend Eucharistic Revival draws 3,000 Pacific Northwest Catholics of all ages, ethnicities

U.S. Church

What is Anthropic? A look at the company joining Pope Leo for AI encyclical release

by Gina Christian

The alliance between Anthropic and the Vatican sits within the context of an ongoing, multiyear conversation predating Pope Leo’s election, in which Church officials, tech professionals, theologians and …

Regular pastoral visits resume at ICE facility near Chicago after judge’s order

Devotion to Sacred Heart ‘more timely than ever’ as a return to love itself, says archbishop

Safe environment, sainthood causes and Sacred Heart on agenda for US bishops’ meeting

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Florida kickoff roots US history in the Mass

Border bishops have ‘grave concerns’ about $72 billion immigration enforcement funding package

World

As Ebola epidemic spreads, Uganda postpones Martyrs Day celebrations

by Fredrick Nzwili

As Ebola spreads, its impact is being felt in the Catholic community in Africa, as it forces the postponement of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebration.

Pope will find a living, growing Church in Madrid, Spanish cardinal says
Chartres pilgrimage grows as organizers warn against renewed traditionalist divisions
Interfaith peace march in Jerusalem counters rising violence and division
Bolivia’s bishops urge ‘humanitarian pauses’ as protests collapse country
AI cannot replace humanity, conscience, truth, Irish archbishop says

Police recover beloved saint’s relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics

Communion and Liberation founder’s sainthood cause heads to Vatican

UK diocese opens Pedro Ballester’s sainthood cause

Vatican

Pope will show an ethical code for AI is not enough, head of papal academy says

by Carol Glatz

Opinion

The reality of the abortion pill

by Katie Yoder

Invitation to joy

by Michael R. Heinlein

Voting rights: A people of hope in the long journey toward justice

by Bishop Daniel E. Garcia

Reviews

Obsession

by John Mulderig
St. Francis of Assisi in film
‘House of David’ star opens up about Catholic conversion as new season premieres
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
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