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Why some Catholic schools are going low-tech in the age of AI

by Zoey Maraist

As more studies show the harms of heavy tech use, some schools are starting to pull back their 1:1 device programs

Christendom professor provides families with blueprint for more intentional homes
Addressing the ‘valleys of despair’ caused by the growing sports betting industry
Sacred music must be ‘dignified,’ reflecting the mystery being celebrated, pope says
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 19, 2026
Pope, bishops mourn death of Polish pilgrims returning from Medjugorje

U.S. Church

3 US-based leaders among 12 consultors named to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

by Simone Orendain

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed three U.S.-based consultors, all with ties to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral …

Ahead of beatification, the women behind Archbishop Sheen’s missionary work remember hidden labor

San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’

Florida bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program

Washington Roundup: Leavitt to step down, Vance urges DOJ investigation over ‘gender ideologies’

Religious life must find harmony amid change, LCWR’s president tells assembly

World

Deadly school shooting sparks alarm in the Philippines

by UCA News

A student killed a fellow student before killing himself, sparking shock and reigniting alarm on campus.

Threatened harvest and daily harassment rattle West Bank’s last Christian village
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastation in Indonesia following earthquake
Pope calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution
Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia

Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s Baptism in 2030

Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group

Latin America: Bishops express solidarity with Colombia as death toll surpasses 250

Vatican

Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

The Church in the Upper Midwest

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Bob Dylan makes me want to be 80. Or even 85.

by Elizabeth Scalia

Five times to pray on the go

by Colleen Pressprich

Reviews

American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story

by John Mulderig
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Odyssey
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